The European Space Agency (ESA) has powered down its Gaia spacecraft after more than a decade spent gathering data that are ...

We've known for over 30 years that there are other stellar systems in our galaxy, but we don't have any idea how many there ...

Two different teams of astronomers detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, hinting at how these galaxies formed in ...

Scientists, using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, have found that the Milky Way’s graceful spiral structure is primarily shaped by two arms extending from a central bar of stars.

Other European launch companies likely to be in the mix include PLD Space of Spain, Skyrora from the United Kingdom, and ...

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have examined ancient galaxies to explore the secrets of the early ...

ESA’s Gaia mission ends after 12 years, having mapped 2 billion stars and reshaped astronomy. Its data will fuel discoveries ...

The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 5530. This galaxy is situated 40 million light-years away in the constellation Lupus, the Wolf, and ...

The eclipse was visible Saturday across Europe, western Africa, eastern North America and northern Asia. During a partial ...