A temporary “mini-moon” will whirl around Earth for about two months as our planet’s gravity captures a small asteroid in its orbit.

Oklahoma City is now home to the highest-caliber planetarium in the United States, according to the Science Museum Oklahoma.

China set to unveil long-term vision for space science The Chinese Academy of Sciences is aiming to accelerate its progress ...

At Harvard and beyond, we’re overlooking the need for exposure to STEM among students in non-STEM fields, with serious ...

A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...

It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding. In the decades that followed, the accuracy of ...

Northwestern has secured a $20 million grant, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation, to develop ...

"Studying the inhospitable landscape of Io's volcanoes actually inspires science to look for life," said lead author Madeline Pettine, a doctoral student in astronomy. By examining flyby data from the ...

"Our observations indicate the presence of powerful iron winds, probably fuelled by a hot spot in the atmosphere." ...

A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology.

Astronomers have spotted the biggest pair of black hole jets ever seen, spanning 23 million light-years in total length. That's equivalent to lining up 140 Milky Way galaxies back to back.

The largest-ever black hole jets ever seen hint that these cosmic monsters may play an even more significant role in shaping ...