Astronomers are on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in our understanding of the solar system, thanks to the highly ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

Astronomers have spotted a new type of cosmic explosion. These are called Extreme Nuclear Transients or ENTs. These events ...

Astronomers anticipate an unprecedented view of the solar system as the Rubin Observatory begins to scan millions of hidden ...

ESA’s new Flyeye telescope is set to transform asteroid detection, spotting potentially hazardous space rocks faster than ...

An international team of astronomers predicts a massive leap in solar system discoveries, thanks to the upcoming Vera C.

First look images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, set to be unveiled June 23, will be a promising addition to astronomy ...

One of the ENTs studied in this work, named Gaia18cdj, released 25 times more energy than the most powerful supernova on ...

A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, ...

Co-orbital asteroids – space rocks that travel alongside planets without fully orbiting them – are notoriously difficult to ...

A new international project promises to “revolutionise” our knowledge of the solar system through discovering millions of its ...

Astronomers from the University of Hawaii have discovered a completely new class of powerful cosmic phenomena with the ...