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New research suggests that moons orbiting sunless 'rogue' planets could maintain liquid water and potentially host life for billions of years through internal tidal heating.
Deep beneath a mountain in Japan, the upgraded Super-Kamiokande telescope is on the verge of detecting 'ghost particles' from stars that died billions of years ago.
As spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, the night sky offers a clear window into deep space, revealing distant galaxies that are usually obscured by our own Milky Way.
The European Space Agency's Plato satellite is undergoing critical tests in a massive vacuum chamber, simulating the extreme hot and cold of space.
An active solar cycle is increasing the chances of northern lights displays. Learn what drives auroras and how to read forecasts to improve your chances of seeing them.
New observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have ruled out any possibility of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the Moon in 2032, confirming a safe pass.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have found the most distant jellyfish galaxy ever seen, offering a look at galaxy evolution 8.5 billion years ago.
The world's first commercial space telescope, Mauve, has successfully captured its first light, beginning a mission to study nearby stars for signs of habitability.
On March 3, a rare celestial event called a selenelion will allow observers in eastern North America to see the sun rise and a totally eclipsed moon set at the same time.
Stargazers are in for a treat this week as six planets, including Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, align in the evening sky in a rare celestial event.
Astronomers are watching a colossal star, 1,540 times the size of the sun, change from a red supergiant to a rare yellow hypergiant in real time.
For the first time in over three years, the sun's surface appeared entirely spotless, signaling a potential shift as its current activity cycle begins to wane.
