The dark nebula is part of the Circinus West molecular cloud, which stretches for 180 light-years, containing a mass 250,000 ...

npj Space Exploration considers research that explores all aspects of robotic/human exploration of the Solar System. This journal aims to advance our understanding of the origins and diversity of ...

Scientists have unveiled an enormous gas cloud just 300 light-years from the solar system that measures about full 40 moons ...

The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at ...

The boundless potential of astronomical discovery contrasts sharply with the backwardness and reaction promoted by Trump and ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...