An unusual visitor has entered our cosmic neighborhood. Scientists call these objects interstellar objects, or ISOs. Unlike ...

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Japanese space agency JAXA has successfully launched a mission to visit the moons of Mars — and bring a sample back to Earth.

To date, over 5000 exoplanets have been discovered using telescopes on the ground and in space. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

Jackson College is hosting free astronomy events Oct. 19-22, featuring University of Michigan astronomer Dr. Teresa ...

The loneliness of being "all alone in space" was something I felt was lacking in 'The Martian'.This work depicts that ...

Discover how WASP-189b, a scorching alien world, mirrors its star's composition, reshaping the search for Earth-like planets ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope has observed water clouds on an alien world for the first time, and it's not a planet. Credit: ...

A giant planet more than 1,000 light-years away has an atmosphere that extends farther on one side than the other.

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that a turbulent world 20 light-years away has a surprisingly orderly weather ...