In May, a new achievement in the field of quantum science was published in the journal Science, with Chinese scientists ...

Dr Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, said particular areas on the far side of the Moon provide a unique ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track its course. But the chance of an impact is still quite slim.

A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine how likely it is to strike Earth in ...

In 2016, construction of the High Energy Laser Beam Control Research Testbed (HBCRT) was completed by the NPS research team.

From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...

We share the best destinations from Northumberland to Galloway forest for enjoying the next light show There should be more ...

YR4 has a roughly 2 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032, and “is large enough to cause localized damage,” NASA says.

Astronomers have used a continent-sized radio telescope to find the largest black hole jet ever observed in the early ...

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...