RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...

NASA will use the James Webb Space Telescope to gather crucial data on the size of asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a small ...

China has begun recruiting for a planetary defense force after risk assessments determined that an asteroid could conceivably ...

Scientists have captured the most detailed image of a cosmic filament which could lead to a better understanding of galaxy ...

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 442 kph, but they ...

As the most intense star-forming region in the Local Group, 30 Doradus is of particular importance to astronomers.

It looks like a laser is slicing the Moon in half, but it’s actually a high-tech tool used to improve telescope clarity. The ...

Doradus 30, also known as 30 Doradus or the Tarantula Nebula, is a massive star-forming region located in the Large ...

Scientists comment on asteroid 2024 YR4 which may hit Earth in 2032. Prof Martin Ward, Emeritus Temple Chevallier Professor of Astronomy, Durham University, said: ...

Once the two galaxies are merged, the supermassive hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud – if black hole there is – will make its way to the galactic center, where it will eventually, after many more ...