Terry Virts, a retired US astronaut, has called for scaling back joint missions with Russia on the International Space ...

"Black holes are the ultimate cosmic fossils," Jani said. "The masses of black holes reported in this new analysis have remained highly speculative in astronomy. This new population of black holes ...

Predictions for an above-average number of storms, communities that are still recovering and cuts to the National Weather ...

The 1,100-foot-wide (340 meters) Apophis, also known as asteroid 99942, is set to make a very close, but safe, flyby of Earth on April 13, 2029. The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing its Ramses ...

With its sweeping tempo and ethereal melody, Austrian composer Johann Strauss II's "The Blue Danube" waltz has become ...

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Today marks 50 years since the European Space Agency (ESA) was established and began serving Europe as its space agency.

A dazzling cosmic swirl, NGC 3507 shines alone in this Hubble image, though it secretly belongs to a dynamic galactic duo.

Space exploration is a field of study full of things to discover, but not only in the most remote places in the universe. The ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

Astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate ...

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...