The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

Researchers suggest powerful bursts from magnetars—collapsed stars with strong magnetic fields—may have contributed up to 10 ...

A major part of NASA's nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope just passed a lengthy thermal test to ensure it will ...

A nova differs from a supernova, which is an explosion that destroys dying stars, NASA explains. During a nova event, the ...

Scientists have finally gathered direct proof of how the universe forges its heaviest elements, a process that has remained a ...

Global warming is making high-altitude winds more volatile. Scientists say there are ways to help prevent serious incidents.

For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes ...

Space exploration and science could take a serious hit as funding is slashed by 24% under Trump's proposed budget.

Astronomers are once again getting excited about a rare nova that could appear in the night sky anytime from now into the ...