On January 5, 2005, astronomers at NASA discovered Eris, the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system. Eris is just slightly smaller than Pluto, and it orbits the sun about three times farther ...

The sheer scale of Carrazco-Gaxiola’s survey, titled “An All-Sky Spectroscopic Reconnaissance of More Than 2,100 K Dwarfs Within 40 Parsecs Using High-Resolution Spectra,” is what sets it apart.

Sci-fi geeks with a bit of a funny bone would do well to consider revisiting some of the best science fiction-based sitcoms of the past. Here's our list.

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WASHINGTON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

In astronomy, an occultation is when a celestial body or object — like the moon or a planet — passes in front of a distant celestial body or object — such as a star or other solar system body — and ...

Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been found in a massive cloud that dimmed the light of a star for nearly nine months.

Files" to "Farscape," drift back three decades with us as we reminisce over the last great run of science fiction on the small screen.

Many observatories have captured the Helix Nebula, but none in such detail as the Webb.