Scientists have found that a sample of the moon brought to Earth in 1972 by Apollo 17 astronauts contains a ratio of sulfur ...

Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...

The moon has captivated human imagination for millennia. As Earth's only natural satellite, it has inspired myths, guided ...

Astronomers have discovered a distant dwarf planet orbiting beyond Neptune — a frozen world so far from the Sun that it challenges everything we know about how the solar system formed.

Astronomers have detected one of the darkest objects ever seen at a record cosmic distance—only with the assistance of ...

When you look at the solar system, you might notice that the planets' orbits are tilted, and oddities in the protoplanetary ...

A satellite that beams sunlight from space? Scientists say it could end darkness and change nights forever — but at what cost ...

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Professor Cristina Lazzeroni, Professor Mark Dennis and Dr Lok Yiu Wu have received medals in this year's awards.

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Skywatchers in Saskatchewan have a rare celestial treat ahead as the 2025 Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak later this ...