Taken by Jason Kalirai, this is an image of a dying star with dust and gas expelled during its final stages. Photographed by Zoltan Levay, this barred spiral galaxy shines in wonderful colors, as ...

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Astrophysicist Paul Sutter talks about the science behind "Three Body Problem," "Interstellar," and "Avengers: Infinity War." ...

Floating around at the edge of the Solar System are leftovers from its formation. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is composed ...

Is there enough legal framework to avoid arguments between nations as space exploration and commercial activity rapidly increase?

These outer layers will eventually just dissipate into gas and dust — essentially ... This kind of collision produces a dimmer explosion than a supernova known as a kilonova. “[The colliding neutron ...

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The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...

The European Space Agency’s “dark universe detective ... who documented the dominance of hydrogen and helium in stars, is still inspiring researchers today Elizabeth Landau Suni Williams ...

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...

I looked up at that epic black domed sky and thought the stars and planets were real ... suffered a massive outer-space hangover/letdown, where it suddenly seemed as if we’d shot our wad ...