As the Trump administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.

A "detection of a wobbling high-altitude jet" in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb intrigued.

The first private space science satellite set to study the effect of flares from stars has been launched into space and is now in orbit, the company behind it has said.

Astronomers said planet PSR J2322-2650b appears to have an exotic helium-and-carbon-dominated atmosphere unlike any ever seen before.

Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.

Scientists can submit research proposals to fly experiments on Vast’s Haven-1 private space station, planned to launch in 2026 as part of the shift toward commercial space research

The latest interstellar visitor to sweep through our solar system has already delivered a surprise: in one key image, a scientist noticed a puzzling brightening that does not quite match what astronomers expected from a simple ball of ice and dust.

Sugars essential for biology have been discovered in a gum-like substance in fragments from the Bennu space-rock.

Scientists observed a spinning black hole dragging space and time as it tore apart a star, confirming a key prediction of Einstein’s theory of relativity

Supernova PTF 11kly, a Type Ia supernova located 21 million light-years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), was detected within hours of its explosion, representing the closest such event observed in decades. The rapid detection was facilitated by the ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six years. Related video above: Why asteroid 2024 YR4 is ...