A rocky exoplanet 48 light-years from Earth has offered the 'strongest evidence yet' that other planets besides Earth could be hospitable to life.

On May 15, NASA’s Psyche used Mars as a slingshot on its lengthy journey to the main asteroid belt — and captured remarkable ...

A new study suggests astronomers may have been looking for alien structures known as Dyson spheres in the wrong places.

From a single moving point of light to a vast collection of newly found objects, this animation showcases the groundbreaking ...

Amid concerns about maintaining dark and quiet skies for astronomy, the FCC said regulating the light impacts of satellites ...

Recent science news highlights Russia's launch of multinational astronauts to the ISS, the commencement of Chile's Rubin ...

CERRO PACHON, CHILE, July 15 (Reuters) - Perched atop a mountain in Chile’s Coquimbo region, where some of the world’s ...

For over 75 years, Peninsula Astronomical Society has drawn amateur astronomers, curious newcomers and those prone to tilting their heads at the night sky in wonder.

The FCC has given its approval to launch giant space mirrors into orbit. These large spacecraft can reflect sunlight to Earth’s surface for construction sites, search-and-rescue lighting, and more.

Let the science begin: The world’s first commercial space telescope is up and running. On July 6, Blue Skies Space delivered data from its Mauve satellite to the international roster of universities ...

The night sky may soon acquire a switch. A California startup plans to send an enormous, steerable mirror into orbit and use it to bounce sunlight onto selected patches of Earth after sunset. On July ...

For six days in June, high school students from New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota were part of the first ever astrophysics summer camp at the University of Minnesota Morris. The Kapemni ...