Astronomers reveal previously unremarkable galaxy is actually huge made up of non-matching parts and is older on the outside than on the inside. ...

Astronomers have observed the aftermath of a supermassive black hole eating a distant star using a network of telescopes all over the world. The rare phenomenon was captured by the , a group of 21 radio telescopes stationed all over the world that combine observations to make high-precision measurements of faraway galaxies. (WATCH:) The telescope network, described as "Earth-sized," observed a jet of particles moving close to the speed of light spewing out of a supermassive black hole in the...

New research suggests the universe experienced a "Big Bounce" rather than a "Big Bang" to come into existence. (Getty Images/Gary S. Chapman) At a Glance Researchers suggest that the universe has alternated between periods of expansion and contraction.Scientists offered an explanation for how the "Big Bounce" theory might be plausible. New research suggests we may be living in a second-generation universe –or even a third or fourth. Some scientists say the expanding universe may not have been born of a...

NASA's Juno missionspacecraft has sent back the first pictures since its Independence Day arrival in Jupiter's orbit. The photo above shows a color view of Jupiter from NASA's Juno spacecraft made from some of the first images taken by the JunoCam aboard the spacecraft. Juno entered orbit around the planet on July 5, 2016. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS) Three of Jupiter's four largest moons surround the planet in an image taken as the spacecraft circled3 million miles away. Even at that distance, Jupiter's...

NASA says it is ready to proceed with the final design and construction of its next and arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021, according to a NASA press release. , with landing in a yet-to-be-determined spot in February 2021, where it will explore the Martian surface for at least two years, mission team members said. "While we're there, the major scientific objective of the mission is to seek the signs of life," Mars 2020 project scientist Kenneth Farley,...

NASA said it is sailing full-steam ahead in solar system exploration. (NASA/JPL) At a Glance NASA said it's moving forward with missions targeted at exploring our solar system.Many current and future missions will help answer fundamental questions about our existence, NASA says. As NASA prepares to take Juno's first close-up images of Jupiter on Aug. 27, the space agency announced Friday that it is "sailing full-steam ahead in solar system investigation," and hopes current and future missions will help about...

Space X had another successful rocket launch early Monday morning. ...

NASA says it didn’t cut ISS live stream after white dot appeared on screen. ...

A plane passes the moon on January 30, 2010 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) When the full moon peaks Tuesday evening, it will be known as the Buck Moon. The July full moon earned its name because this is the time of year , according to Space.com.This month's full moon can also be referred to as the Thunder Moon, since this is when thunderstorms , and the Hay Moon, as farmers scramble to get their hay inside the barn...

A bizarre situation that played out over the weekend on the International Space Station's live feed left some conspiracy theorists wondering what they'd just seen. The NASA feed that normally shows a view of Earth from the ISS astronauts' perspective showed something a little different for a few seconds. In the distance, a faint light was seen plummeting toward Earth, but the object stopped falling and hovered in place before the video feed was cut. The video was first scrutinized...

NASA says it didn’t cut ISS live stream after white dot appeared on screen. ...

An international team of researchers has confirmed a cosmic "treasure trove" of more than 100 previously undiscovered alien planets using telescopes in space and on Earth. According to a statement released Monday from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, using data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and other observatories on Earth. These newly confirmed worlds bring the total number of to 3,368. Among the newly discovered exoplanets — a term for planets outside the solar system —are four potentially rocky worlds in...