Space

A type of Martian aurora first identified by NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft in 2016 is actually the most common form …

A question that has long puzzled scientists is how our Milky Way galaxy, which has an elegant spiral …

Shortly after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, an unexpected discovery by the mission’s science team revealed …

Scientists have improved a computer program that helps simulate the behavior of photons when interacting with hydrogen spilled …

China recently launched two navigation satellites into space. While the mission was successful, it ended up sending booster …

A Queen’s University Belfast scientist has led an international team to the ground-breaking discovery of why the Sun’s …

The strongest explosions in the universe produce even more energetic radiation than previously known: Using specialized telescopes, two …

A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the center of …

NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) telescope on the International Space Station detected a sudden spike of X-rays at about …

Black holes are an important part of how astrophysicists make sense of the universe — so important that …