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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.
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.
From its unique vantage point, the International Space Station is capturing hidden electrical storms—red sprites and blue jets—that occur high above Earth's thunderstorms.
New data from NASA's DART mission shows the 2022 asteroid impact did more than expected, altering the solar orbit of the entire Didymos-Dimorphos system.
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.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the “Exposed Cranium” nebula, revealing intricate details of a dying star's final moments.
Using the world's largest radio telescope, astronomers have captured the most detailed image ever of the Milky Way's core, revealing its chemical makeup and secrets of star formation.
Researchers at the University of Manchester have created a new system to help prevent satellite collisions by integrating mission design with risk analysis.
ESA's Proba-2 satellite captured breathtaking images of a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Feb. 17, 2026, an event almost entirely missed by observers on Earth.
A surge in satellite mega-constellations, with over a million new satellites proposed, threatens to permanently alter the night sky and create a crisis in Earth's orbit.
Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is set to make its closest approach to Earth on February 17, passing at a safe distance of 94 million miles.
