Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

A new study has found that such heavy metals may have formed through eruptions on a rare type of star called a magnetar.

For centuries, gold’s celestial origins remained one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries. Now, a ground-breaking study has ...

The find shines light on how galaxies begin to turn gas and dust "into stars and planets," said astrophysicist Blakesley ...

An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially ...

The Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 35 years of groundbreaking discoveries, stunning imagery, and a lasting impact on ...

Thirty-five years later, NASA says Hubble has proven to have "opened a new window to the universe," with more than 1.6 ...

So far, astronomers have discovered 5,885 planets around other stars (known as exoplanets) in the Milky Way.Add in the eight in our solar system (not nine, sorry Pluto), and that gives us a total ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

The public will have the opportunity to learn about space and exploration at the Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition on the ...