"This is a crucial step towards characterizing giant planets beyond our solar system."

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered what seems to be a galaxy that is the most heavily dominated by dark matter ever seen.

Scientists may have narrowed down the landing site of the Soviet Union's Luna 9, which in 1966 became the first spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.

The investigation could solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so large in the early universe.

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"This data provides us with rare insight into how galaxies were transformed in the early universe."

If a pair of black holes coalesce into one, much of that vast energy can be released in a few seconds.

An unusual tidal disruption event spotted by astronomers may be the result of an elusive intermediate mass black hole ripping apart a star.

Elon Musk isn't the first person to propose the use of mass drivers on the moon. He's following in the footsteps of space visionary Gerard O'Neill, who floated the idea back in 1974.

A massive upheaval in the Saturnian system could have also led to the moon Hyperion.