Sep. 13, 2024 — Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed Bloomer, senior astronomy manager at Royal Museums Greenwich, London, takes us on a tour ...

The planets always appear lying along the ecliptic, which is the plane of our solar system. Mercury is 48 million miles away from Earth when they are at their closest. The maximum distance between ...

Astronomers have discovered a black hole emitting energy in jets longer than the width of 140 Milky Way galaxies. By Dennis Overbye Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around ...

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. A supermoon setts behind Rocca Calascio Castle in Italy. A supermoon appears brighter and bigger than usual because the ...

The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Ryan Imperio ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

Astronomers from the National Central University in Taiwan have investigated an unusual superorbital period variation of an X-ray binary known as 4U 1820-30. Results of the study, published ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same time could be linked to debris falling from a ring, a new study suggests. By Becky Ferreira Weeks before Europa Clipper was ...