New research suggests that the heart of the Milky Way may be dominated by a dense clump of dark matter rather than the ...

For nearly a century, astronomers have known that the universe is expanding. Most galaxies are carried outward with the flow ...

Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC ...

A small red dwarf star in the Milky Way has drawn attention after astronomers mapped four closely orbiting planets around it.

Small hamlet recognised as England’s first dark sky community - Thorington Street in Dedham Vale has been handed the accolade ...

A new lawsuit accuses a south St. Louis smoke shop of selling unregulated THC-infused candies and snacks that mimic popular ...

A global team of astronomers, led by the University of Warwick, have used a European Space Agency (ESA) telescope to discover ...

University of Birmingham astronomers joined a global team of scientists to discover a distant planetary system that turns scientific understanding of planet formation upside down. In the Solar System, ...

Surprised astronomers said Thursday they have discovered a star with planets in a bizarre order that defies scientific ...

From visiting glacier lagoons to hiking a volcano, these are the best things to do in Iceland, as recommended by local experts.