A new study by researchers from the CfA offers a compelling explanation for 'Oumuamua strange appearance and behavior - could it be an interstellar solar sail sent by aliens?

One. More. Comet. Though the next great 'Comet of the Century' has yet to make its appearance in 2018, we've had a steady stream of binocular comets this year, including Comets C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS, 38P Stephan-Oterma, and 21P Giacobini-Zinner. Now, the calendar year may have saved the best for last, as periodic Comet 46P Wirtanen takes center stage.

A highly effective (but very difficult) method of exoplanet detection involves capturing direct images of bodies orbiting distant stars from their reflected light or heat signatures.

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Located in the "tea pot" of the Sagittarius constellation, some 29,300 light years from Earth, is the globular cluster known as Messier 70

Blue Origin recently received a large cargo ship, which they will retool to retrieve the first stage of their reusable New Glenn rocket.

This 1500km long cloud on Mars is formed by the size and shape of Arsia Mons, but it's not related to any volcanic activity in this long-dead volcano.

Thanks to the work of an amateur astronomer, an international team of scientists recently confirmed the existence of a previously-unknown dwarf galaxy behind Andromeda.

A team of astronomers recently observed Phaeton, a Near-Earth Object (NEO) that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet

An international team of astronomers recently observed an unexpected sight, a binary star system that is set to collide and explode in a nova inside of a nebula.