An unusual elliptical galaxy with a history of absorbing smaller galaxies appears to be approaching its next target.

"If you want to take the stairs and walkways from the entrance of the ELT's dome all the way up to the top, you need about 30 ...

New observations of a small asteroid discovered in December have led astronomers to conclude that the chances of it striking ...

A team of astronomers has uncovered the fastest planetary jetstream ever recorded, ripping across the equator of the giant ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first ...

Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the atmosphere of a planet beyond our solar ...

Earthlings can keep their plans seven years from now after scientists have officially declared Asteroid 2024 YR4 is not a ...

New observations of 2024 YR4 conducted with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) and ...

Located 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis, WASP-121b is an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its star so ...

Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.