When scientists discovered water and a chemical compound common in RNA on a rock from the asteroid Ryugu, astronomy fans and ...

The United States and Mexico will strengthen partnerships in astronomy and astrophysics research, and look for opportunities ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

Asteroid 2006 WB will zoom by Earth on Tuesday, and astronomers say it’s one of nearly 40,000 near-Earth objects, which is ...

Astronomers have captured the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy, taken during a dramatic moment near the end ...

In the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe, biosignatures, which indicate or suggest the presence of a ...

Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that’s been tagging along as a “mini moon” for the past two months. The ...

Archaeologists working in Central America have discovered a series of fishing-catching canals made by pre-Columbian Mayan ...

Ultraviolet light reveals new information about the FU Orionis' mechanisms. In 1936, the young star FU Orionis (FU Ori) ...

Using the set of first-light observations from the new William Herschel Telescope Enhanced Area Velocity Explorer (WEAVE) ...

"It's because there are places we want to go in the solar system to look for life, and we think life needs water." ...

There are three ways to hunt for water on Mars. The first is using observations of the surface made by orbiting spacecraft.