So-called ring galaxies are extremely rare in the Universe, and they are thought to be the result of a very specific set of circumstances. Although space is mostly empty, galaxies are drawn together ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of the R Aquarii binary star system from 2014-2023. The images have been time ...

Data from the Gaia spacecraft shows that even unassuming stars can host monumental companions like massive planets.

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

After a blue dwarf galaxy shot through it like an arrow, the large Bullseye now has nine rings—six more than any other galaxy ...

Texas Senators are debating Senate Bill 2 on the chamber floor, the piece of legislation that carries an education savings ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

Mission commander, U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has rich experience in space travel, is taking the necklace that she ...

President Trump has already begun to introduce changes that weaken the Endangered Species Act, a cornerstone of U.S. conservation law.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured this striking image of an unusual galaxy with a bullseye structure, as nine rings ...

Gov. Greg Abbott said a universal, school choice voucher program that gives parents public dollars to spend on private school ...