Gaseous water has been detected in the planet-forming disk surrounding the star V883 Orionis (ALMA) using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The discovery "supports the idea that water ...

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...

YR₄ has now been observed hundreds of times, but an impact still cannot be ruled out. The first images are also available.

New research has found that when it comes to which breed of dog might be best for a given task, looks can be deceiving.

Experts are tracking asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 1.2% chance of impacting Earth in 2032. Observations continue to refine ...

A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...

A near-Earth asteroid as wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall could strike Earth on Dec.22, 2032, alerting planetary defense ...

Sagittarius A* has been seen by human eyes with an "image produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition in June.

Scientists around the world are watching asteroid 2024 YR4 closely as NASA and European Space Agency officials say the ...

A recently discovered, sizable asteroid may come within striking distance of Earth in less than eight years. But although the ...

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution ...