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This Exoplanet Hid for 10 Years Before Astronomers Finally Found It

A team of astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the first planet discovered in the...

NASA launches Psyche on mission to study unusual asteroid

The mission will explore a metal-rich asteroid that might reveal the early planetary building blocks of our solar system.

A New Planet-Hunting Instrument Has Been Installed on the Very Large Telescope

A new study shows how existing observatories like the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) can be upgraded to perform cutting-edge astronomy

Since Aliens Obey the Laws of Physics, Can We Guess What They Look Like?

Hubble telescope captures starry tentacles of faraway 'jellyfish galaxy' in stunning detail (photo)

Those tentacles host lots of star formation.

Odd supergiant star Betelgeuse is brightening up. Is it about to go supernova?

'When it happens, the star will become as bright as the full moon, except that it will be concentrated in a single point.'

You Can Detect Tsunamis as They Push the Atmosphere Around

Exactly How Massive is the Milky Way?

What is the mass of the Milky Way? What do you get if you add up all the stars, gas, dust, black holes, planets, and dark matter? It's a tricky problem since we're embedded inside the Milky Way.

If You're Going to Visit Venus, Why Not Include an Asteroid Flyby Too?

NASA Selects Georgia Tech to Lead New Lunar Research Center | Space

On May 11, NASA announced that researchers at Georgia Tech have been awarded $7.5 million to run a new center called the Center for Lunar Environment and V | Space

China plans to put astronauts on the moon before 2030

China and the U.S. are eyeing the same landing sites in the lunar south pole.

Hubble telescope hunts for a black hole among a brilliant field of stars (photo)

Astronomers are looking for something else in this cluster that is much more elusive than its densely packed stars.

Boeing faces 'emerging issues' ahead of Starliner capsule's 1st crewed flight in July, NASA says

Starliner's Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station is scheduled to lift off on July 21.

A Third of Planets Orbiting Red Dwarf Stars Could be in the Habitable Zone

NASA's Mars Helicopter Went Silent for Six Agonizing Days

Robots in orbit are becoming even more popular. There are still many technical challenges ahead.