REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber Mary Magnuson, Collecting asteroid samples China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is set to launch this ...

Are we living in a cosmic void? New theory suggests our galaxy sits in a giant hole warping the universe's expansion.

When astronomers look deep into the early universe, using light that has traveled billions of years to reach us, they get one ...

Earth and our entire Milky Way galaxy may sit inside a mysterious giant hole which makes the cosmos expand faster here than ...

A team of astronomers has presented a theory suggesting that Earth and our entire galaxy, the Milky Way, may be located ...

An accidental discovery in an astronomy show offers researchers a new clue about the mysterious Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun.

The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the Milky Way," a show at New York City's Hayden Planetarium that spawned ...

The Oort Cloud, an expanse of icy bodies in the far reaches of our solar system, is shown here in a scene from "Encounters in the Milky Way," a show at New York City's Hayden Planetarium that ...

A pair of interacting galaxies, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) started collecting data nearly three years ago, and it ...

This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our solar system.