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Astronomers recently observed a type of object in space unlike anything we've come across before. 288P is a binary asteroid - or two asteroids orbiting one other - that has features similar to a comet, like a long tail and...

Astronomers recently discovered an exoplanet they've been studying since 2008 is pitch black, reflecting almost no light. The new findings could change what the researchers previously hypothesized about WASP-12b's atmosphere....

Water could be present on some of the Earth-sized planets orbiting the dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, according to work from an international group of astronomers...

Legions of scientists have studied and taken images of the Crab Nebula -- in fact, it's one of the most-studied object in space. But until now, astronomers have never been able to glimpse the object at the heart of the massive...

Two satellites, formerly owned by the National Reconnaissance Office (who operate all of the US spy satellites), have been given to NASA for use. The satellites, which are approximately the same size as the Hubble Telescope,...

Something about this makes me want to cry with awe…the sheer scale of it is humbling. It took the Hubble space telescope over 14 years to get a couple of seconds of video…and its absolutely stunning. The universe...

I love astronomy, it really makes you realize just how incredible our planet is, and how lucky we are to be alive. This video is awesome (in the actual dictionary sense of the word, not in the slang sense), and humbling.