Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers captured a stunning image of the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed, ...

The combination of the elliptical orbit, affecting the speed of the planet, and the axial tilt, causing the length of ...

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young ...

The year’s most memorable moments from astronomy and space exploration include a double-detonating supernova, a private moon ...

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured asteroids crashing into one another in a nearby planetary system around a star some 25 ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors for the first time, revealing cosmic secrets ...

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The U.S. Space Force (USSF) turns six years old today. The youngest branch of the U.S. military was established on December 20, 2019, with the passage of the John S. McCain National Defense ...

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At least 10 asteroids are set to make close approaches to Earth over a three-day window between December 18 and December 20, ...