For decades, astronomers have wondered whether Earth-like planets are rare gems or commonplace across the stars. Recent ...

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A blowtorch of seething gases erupting from a volcanically growing monster star has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space ...

On September 7-8, 2025, a total lunar eclipse transformed the night sky, revealing a stunning blood moon and the Milky Way's ...

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If galaxies, galaxy clusters, and superclusters are the "fibers" and "nodes" that make up the cosmic web, then cosmic voids ...

Today, let's talk about something truly astonishing in the universe — in 3.7 billion years, the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy are going to collide! This news is absolutely incredible; just ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a jaw-dropping sight: a massive jet of glowing gas blasting out from a newborn ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

The Milky Way, our warped spiral galaxy, spans 120,000 light-years and hosts over 200 billion stars, including our Sun. It's embedded in a dark matter ...