Fresh connections feel possible with gentle effort. As Venus shifts into airy Aquarius at 7:43 AM EST, we’re inclined to ...

Scientists have detected ancient microwave signals from the universe's early days. These signals, over 13 billion years old, ...

Using the Subaru Telescope's wide-field camera, astronomers have discovered a previously unknown structure surrounding a tiny ...

A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s southern sky. Astronomers at the International Center of (ICRAR) have produced the most detailed low-frequency ...

New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed ...

The team’s analysis points to a lensing object with a mass of 0.219 Jupiter masses, a touch lighter than Saturn or around 70 ...

For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the existence of a rogue planet, one that doesn't orbit a star, by measuring ...

Planets usually stay close to their host stars, tracing steady paths shaped by gravity. Yet some planets break free and drift ...

Planetary alignments, a total lunar eclipse, and meteor showers are highlights to look for in the coming year.

In doing so, they found this orphan is within the same weight class as Saturn, strengthening the case that the galaxy teems ...

The sun wanders the Milky Way alone; our star orbits the galaxy’s distant center without any stellar siblings. The solar ...

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are part of a much larger complex that can help reveal our galaxy’s deep history ...