Using data from the VISTA survey of the Magellanic Clouds system (VMC), researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam...
Astrophysicists say they have found an answer to why spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way are largely missing from...
An enormous comet—approximately 80 miles across, more than twice the width of Rhode Island—is heading our way at 22,000 miles...
Billions of years ago, a giant asteroid struck the moon with so much energy that it melted rock until it...
How prepared are we to deflect an asteroid heading towards Earth? This question is answered by two studies just published...
The first trial of an Australian-developed technology has detected mysterious objects by sifting through signals from space like sand on...
The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking...
A team of researchers, led by Swinburne’s Professor Akbar Rhamdhani, has published the first detailed study of its kind on...
The universe is humming with gravitational radiation—a very low-frequency rumble that rhythmically stretches and compresses spacetime and the matter embedded...
Eager scientists and a gleaming lab awaits. A sample from the asteroid Bennu, which could be key to understanding the...
An international team of astronomers used the state-of-the-art capability of VERA, a Japanese network of radio telescopes operated by NAOJ,...
A study conducted by a team of international scientists has unveiled unprecedented insights into the nature of the asteroid Ryugu...