A new study by a team of European astrophysicists has turned exoplanet-hunting on its head by asking "could aliens detect Earth?"

A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that older Sun-like stars emit less harmful X-rays, a finding which has implications for exoplanet habitability

A new study led by researchers from the Carnegie Institute of Science indicates that TRAPPIST-1 could also be orbited by gas giants

The discovery of boron on Mars, a key ingredient in the emergence of organic molecules, has bolstered the case for Martian life having once existed

A team of Chinese astronomers has just discovered two new hypervelocity stars, a rare type of star that is still a mystery to astronomers

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Amidst the frenzy of 'Sunshine State' preparations for Cat 5 monster Hurricane Irma and quite dismal weather favorability odds, the skies surrounding the Florida Space Coast suddenly parted just in the nick of time enabling the Air Force's secret military X-37B spaceplane to blast off this morning (Sept. 7) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as the booster nailed another thrilling ground landing back at the Cape.

Thanks to a team of researchers from the Netherlands, who used the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), the second fastest-spinning pulsar has been discovered

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Although its far from sunny in the so called 'Sunshine State' the secret X-37B military mini-shuttle is set for a SpaceX blastoff and booster landing combo Thursday, Sept. 7 - even as the looming threat from Cat 5 Hurricane Irma forced Florida's Governor to declare a statewide 'State of Emergency.'

According to a new study by a Russian scientist, the Sun's own motion around the Solar System's center of mass could disrupt our ability to detect Earth 2.0

It's a mystery that's puzzled astronomers for years. Which came first, supermassive black holes or the galaxies that surround them?

Based on data provided by the Gaia mission, a new study has indicated when close encounters will take place between our Sun and other stars in the future.

NASA just observed two powerful flares emitted off the Sun. Now's your chance to see some auroras, if the full Moon doesn't wreck the view.

A team of researchers from japan have found evidence of another massive black hole near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

NASA's Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut, returned to Earth safely and smiling Sunday morning on the steppes of Kazakhstan, concluding her record-breaking stay in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS) along with Soyuz crewmates Jack Fischer of NASA and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos.

A new study from a team of researchers from the University of Iowa claims black holes ejecting light could have been what ended the cosmic "Dark Ages"

NASA engineers are busy getting the InSight Lander ready for launch, which is scheduled to take place in early summer of 2018

PLAYALINDA BEACH/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Following a successful engine test firing of the Falcon 9 first stage late Thursday afternoon (Aug. 30), SpaceX is targeting a post Labor Day launch of the U.S. Air Force's unmanned X-37B reusable mini-shuttle - a secretive technology testing spaceplane.