The first ever recorded 'planet with a death wish' orbits so close to its host star that it triggers huge flares of radiation ...

The outer space is a fascinating place that will neve cease to amaze us, with incredible views that gives us a perspective of ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

This observatory was built to help scientists and astronomers to study the cosmos, and just in its first moments online, it ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor.

NASA has spotted something that It was never seen in decades exploring the outer space. At the center of the galaxy, a ...

On June 21, 2004, the first privately funded human spaceflight, launched on SpaceShipOne. The ship flew 62.5 miles above Earth's surface -- just a few miles above the boundary of space -- for about 3 ...

Astronomical images not only look beautiful, they also provide a wealth of information. What's behind it and what ...

Europe compares favourably with the US on the level of space science it delivers, and Esa has sometimes “gone boldly” where even Nasa has not. Now that Esa has turned 50 years old, it’s a good time to ...

Solar flares can reshape exoplanet atmospheres within days, affecting temperature, winds, and potential habitability.

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at a big space stock IPO, Korea’s plan to dominate the world of robots, ...

Astronomers have added two more exoplanets to a growing study aimed at finding out whether rocky worlds near small, faint stars might have air. Scientists leading a high-priority observing program ...