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Irish planetary scientists have christened a spider-like feature on Jupiter's icy moon Europa as "Damhán Alla," which ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

With J.R.R. Tolkien's high-fantasy world of Middle-earth being so far removed from our own, it's easy to get so caught up in what's on the map itself that we rarely even think about what's not on it.

The search for aliens has led astronomers to scour the farthest reaches of the cosmos for signs of life. But a new study suggests that we might not need to look so far from home. According to NASA ...

With major eclipses, brilliant supermoons, and lineups of five or more planets, 2026 offers something awe-inspiring in every season. Here’s what to watch for.

A simple breakdown of the new 3I/ATLAS pulsing discovery and why scientists are checking if Callisto might be affected.