Deep space has just delivered a cosmic riddle that refuses to fit any familiar category. Astronomers using some of the most ...

Out in the depths of space, somewhere in between Mars and Jupiter, is a newly discovered asteroid that's breaking records.

Scientists have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid sized over 0.3 miles in diameter, which is rotating about once every ...

Leonardo Testi and team investigate the initial conditions for planet formation in this special astronomy focus ...

Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between ...

Astronomers analyzing data from Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter ...

Data centers are hot. Literally. In the U.S., data centers burn through more than 4% of total annual energy consumption, says ...

Key takeawaysPlanets larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune are the most common kind in the galaxy, but because our solar ...

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet between the ...

Astronomers analyzing data from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, jointly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and ...

When astronomers look deep into the early universe, the expectation is simple. You should see young galaxies still assembling ...

Stars and planets are inextricably linked. They form together and stars shape the fate of planets. Stars create the dusty ...