The planet, recently renamed BD+05 4868 Ab, is losing its outer layer piece by piece, with a comet-like trail of dust left ...

For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos ...

For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

Look to the eastern sky late Thursday, and a clear horizon will show you this unusual, grinning planet alignment.

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and ...

Get ready to put a smile on your face and have the sky smile back when the planets align over New York City this week. Venus, ...

NASA scientists seized a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere during a stellar occultation, when the planet passed ...

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...