When NASA’s Dawn spacecraft finally reached the giant asteroids Vesta and Ceres, scientists expected simple rocky worlds. Instead, the mission revealed mysterious bright spots, signs of icy eruptions, ...

When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned a pristine sample from asteroid Bennu, scientists expected ancient space dust. Instead, early analysis revealed organic compounds, water-related minerals, and ...

Dieter Moeller invested millions in high-tech telescopes and an observatory to house them in Adams County. Now, he's ready to share it all with astronomy lovers like him.

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Like many kids, Katherine Bennell-Pegg dreamed of being an astronaut. The key difference is she never stopped dreaming.

Asteroids with tiny moons may be quietly trading material across space. Images from NASA’s DART mission revealed faint ...

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A new study shows that, not only did the agency’s 2022 DART mission shift the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos, it also changed the path of its parent asteroid around the sun.

The Milky Way nebula RCW 36 resembles a stunning cosmic bird of prey in an incredible Very Large Telescope image.

The space economy is growing rapidly as it becomes a critical pillar of structural and strategic infrastructure.

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a stunning spiral galaxy 65 million light-years away, revealing glowing dust clouds and stellar nurseries.