New astronomical measurements in the infrared range have led to the identification of a heretofore unknown class of asteroids. An...
The Institute of Astrophysics of Andalucía (IAA) of the State Agency Spanish Research Council (CSIC) has finished the deployment of...
In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller rocky planets, such as Venus, Earth or Mars,...
On Feb. 3, an asteroid more than three times as long as it is wide safely flew past Earth at...
ICRAR researchers have discovered tantalizing evidence of magnetic fields in the universe’s largest cosmic structures. The cosmic web is how...
To study how stars and planets are born we have to look at star cradles hidden in cool clouds of...
Gas clouds in the Cygnus X Region, a region where stars form, are composed of a dense core of molecular...
A peculiar cloud of gas, nicknamed the Tadpole due to its shape, appears to be revolving around a space devoid...
It is a popular notion that aside from large celestial objects like planets, stars and asteroids, outer space is empty....
Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes...
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi have discovered that aurorae at visible wavelengths appear on all...
When neutron stars collide they produce an explosion that is, contrary to what was believed until recently, shaped like a...
