Astronomers learn about the universe by pointing their telescopes to the sky. But what happens when a satellite comes between...
Using seismic activity to probe the interior of Mars, geophysicists have found evidence for a large underground reservoir of liquid...
For decades, the moon’s subtle gravitational pull has posed a vexing challenge—atomic clocks on its surface would tick faster than...
Mars and Jupiter are cozying up in the night sky for their closest rendezvous this decade. They’ll be so close...
A research group led by the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) report...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy LEDA 857074, located in the constellation Eridanus. LEDA 857074 is a...
The “visor” for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope recently completed several environmental tests simulating the conditions it will experience...
In the aftermath of a collision of neutron stars, a new celestial object called a remnant emerges, shrouded in mystery....
Magnetic fields are everywhere in our solar system. They originate from the sun, planets, and moons, and are carried throughout...
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of the most recent open mysteries of modern astrophysics. Within a few milliseconds, these...
ESA’s star-surveying Gaia mission has again proven to be a formidable asteroid explorer, spotting potential moons around more than 350...
The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since...
