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A newly launched cargo capsule has run into trouble with a solar panel after liftoff

Earth will be directly between the sun and Uranus this week, making our solar system’s seventh planet appear brighter than usual

Traditional owners in Western Australia's Murchison have signed a land use agreement with the federal government, paving the way for a $3 billion radio telescope project.

Before we send humans to Mars, we must consider all probabilities. The good, the bad, and the ugly. "The Martian" can help us.

Only 12 astronauts have walked on the moon. Discover who they are, which Apollo missions took them there, and when humans will return to the lunar surface.

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away. Scientists reported Friday that this black hole is 10 times more massive than our sun. And it’s three times closer than the previous record-holder. It was identified by observing the motion of its companion star, which…

Ireland's leading astronomer, David Moore, said that even non-astronomers will be shocked at the sight

Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away

Gamma Columbae is going through some stuff right now.

The Leonid meteor shower is active between Nov. 3 and Dec. 2 and will peak on Nov. 16, producing up to 15 meteors per hour.

After traipsing left to right for the past four months, in late November Jupiter slows to a standstill, and then reverses its course, writes Nigel Henbest