Because this planet is relatively close to Earth and orbits a bright star, it is a perfect target for future telescopes.

NASA is fueling an exciting future for citizen science by funding 25 new projects across diverse fields, from astrophysics to Earth science. These projects empower the public to contribute to ...

New insights into the extreme conditions behind "disintegrating planets" reveals how they are consumed by the heat of their ...

W.M. Keck Observatory imagery of star system HR 8799 have been time-lapsed. The system hosts four planets that are more massive than Jupiter. Video making & motion interpolation: Jason Wang (UC ...

An H3 rocket is scheduled to launch the Michibiki 6 navigation satellite from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday during a two-hour window that opens at 3:30 a.m. EST (0830 GMT; 5:30 p.m. local Japan ...

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ANDES stands for ArmazoNes high Dispersion Echelle Spectrograph. AndES is a high-resolution instrument that can search for ...

Emergency space missions. Blowing up an asteroid. Mass evacuations. Here’s what the response to an imminent impact could look ...

The Gaia mission, launched by the European Space Agency, has completed a decade of groundbreaking astronomical observations, collecting over three trillion data points on two billion stars and ...