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Evidence of controversial Planet 9 uncovered in sky surveys taken 23 years apart
An object seen to have moved in the time between when it was imaged by the IRAS and AKARI surveys in 1983 and 2006 respectively could be Planet Nine.
James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image)
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a "visual feast of galaxies," including objects billions of light years away and the most massive known galactic group.
May full moon 2025: The Flower Moon hides the red star Antares
Reference The Full Flower Moon of 2025 will occur in the eastern U.S. during the evening hours of May 12. Two days later, the just-past-full moon will occult the star Antares.
Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome
NASA's mission to Jupiter has revealed new findings about the giant planet and its volcanic moon.
A thousand stars are fleeing home in a hurry, and scientists don't know why
Data from Europe's Gaia spacecraft have revealed that a cluster of 1,000 stars is breaking up much faster than is normal, stumping astronomers.
These are the sharpest images yet of planets being born around distant stars
Astronomers have captured the sharpest, most detailed images yet of young solar systems where planets are just beginning to take shape.
What can ripples in spacetime reveal about black holes? Quite a bit, it turns out
Cosmic echoes from some of the universe's most violent collisions are far more nuanced than scientists had realized, according to new research.
Pine Barrens ablaze as seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2025
Satellite imagery reveals scope of damage from one of the largest fires New Jersey has seen in decades.
