The Science White Paper for the Einstein Probe (EP) mission has been published in Science China: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy. This mission ...

The Houston-based space startup is one of many companies primed by NASA to return the United States to the moon, with greater private sector involvement seen as a lower cost but higher risk means of ...

To commemorate Women's History Month, World Cafe is looking back on a century's worth of music history. Every week in March, ...

For nearly a century, scientists have grappled with the enigma of dark matter, an unseen substance believed to shape galaxies ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy residing near our Milky Way, visible to the naked eye as a luminous patch of ...

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive ...

In a new book release, two scientists combine forces to explain the discoveries, developments and theories made in the realm ...

The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

A team of astronomers has identified a new polar cataclysmic variable, a rare type of binary star system featuring a highly ...

From supermassive black holes to vibrant star clusters and nebulae, check out these 7 mesmerizing cosmic images captured by ...

SpaceX crews are reviewing the data from Thursday night’s launch of its Starship mega-rocket, which ended in a midair ...

Athena is targeting highland terrain about 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the moon's south pole, where it will deploy three ...