NASA's Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has detected an unexpected hot and energetic "firewall" just beyond the heliopause, ...

NASA has received a message from outer space! The signal, originating from over 16 million kilometers away, reached Earth in ...

Astronomers have found signs of complex organic molecules (COMs) - precursors to sugars and amino acids, which are considered ...

In astronomy, larger distances are both a blessing and a curse. They can cause issues like longer communication times, which ...

To the point - First tentative detection of prebiotic molecules in a planet-forming disc: In the young V883 Orionis system, ...

Instead, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty – signed by more than 115 nations, including China, Russia and the United States – establishes that the exploration and use of space are the “province of ...

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this transformation, they may vomit out more stellar material than we knew.

Sinus and congestion problems are more than just earthly annoyances, according to new research from Houston Methodist. A ...

White dwarfs are the dense cores left behind when stars burn through their fuel. Researchers say most have thick outer layers ...

International Frameworks for Safe and Sustainable Lunar Activity and Science as the Key enabler of a Sustainable Lunar Future ...

For the next 10 years, the observatory will conduct the "Legacy Survey of Space and Time," an international project to create an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time lapse record of the universe ...