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A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter - a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model - into question.

A study led by the University of Bonn presents new data that calls the existence of Dark Matter - a fundamental pillar of the current cosmological model - into question.

Get your eyes on the seventh planet, and you can graduate as a skywatcher - and there's a perfect way to cheat this week as Mars glides by Uranus.

The future has been written, and it's a dark fate for the Terminator franchise.

Could humans ever set foot on Titan, or will AI-powered humanoid robots make the voyage instead?

NASAs Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has captured evidence of a Jupiter-like world orbiting another star, using a trick straight out of Einsteins relativity: gravitational microlensing. The technique marks ...

'Welcome to Earth Now that's what I call a close encounter!'

Video: 00:01:17 This timelapse was published on social media by ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot with the following caption:Day 139, orbit 2155 - After the pictures (available in HD on my Flickr account), I'm so happy to ...

Model rocket staple Estes has designed a limited edition model rocket decked out in red, white and blue for the 250th anniversary of Independence Day. Suitable for display or launch.

Week in images: 29 June - 03 July 2026 Discover our week through the lens

Blue and white stars shine brightly against crimson gas in this image from NASAs Hubble Space Telescope.

Scale in the universe is hard to understand from a purely human perspective. Many times the math just doesnt sit well with our brains that evolved to capture and process data about the world around us rather than groking...

Celebrating America's 250th birthday, Space.com looks back at what our understanding of space was like in 1776 and what major developments occurred to change our thinking.

HELSINKI - Hongqing Technology, the satellite manufacturing affiliate of launch firm Landspace, has secured one of the largest single raises for a Chinese commercial satellite maker. The funding round, announced [] The p...

More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this NASA Hubble image of the globular cluster Messier 3 (M3).

The Red Planet and Uranus will appear close together before dawn on Independence Day morning.

Planets beyond our solar system can have magnetic fields similar to those closer to home, astronomers said Tuesday after observing extreme winds on scorching worlds known as "hot Jupiters."

Short-lived sources of radio radiation in the sky, known as radio transients, can originate in the vicinity of supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. They are the result of processes that take place under e...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new massive barred spiral galaxy. The newfound galaxy, designated M1149-BSG-z5, was identified using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The finding was ...

Image: The Grand Canyon, a stunning natural feature in the landscape of Arizona, US, is featured in these two satellite views.

When the U.S. was born, humanity was still seven years away from balloon-borne flight. Where might we be another 250 years from now, should the nation be fortunate enough to survive that long?

More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, released in celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary. The image showcases Messier 3 (M3), one of the...