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To many people's disdain, Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006, but that may not always be the case if a new study is heard.

The brightest comet of 2021 is currently passing by Earth in a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that you can see from home.

NASA recently confirmed that a once-in-a-lifetime comet will safely pass by Earth at speeds of up to 158,000 miles per hour.

A comet that no one alive today will ever see again is currently making its way past Earth, and its journey has been photographed.

The brightest comet of 2021 and a space object that won't be seen for around 80,000 years is seemingly behaving strangely.

NASA has returned all of the Hubble Space Telescope to working order, allowing it continue science operations for years to come.

What is being described as 'likely to be 2021's best comet, and its brightest comet by year's end' will soon pass by Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope comes with a host of new technologies, but with that comes a range of new problems to be solved.

Data from NASA's X-ray observatory has been found to contain evidence of something being consumed by a star 500,000 miles away.

Evidence of ancient life on Mars continues to elude scientists, but these apparent fossils might not be the confirmation we need.

The annual Leonid meteor shower, active between November 6th and 30th, is due to peak between at 17:00-19:00 UTC on November 17th.

'Oumuamua was observed once in 2017, slingshotting out of solar system, and consensus still hasn't been reached on what it was.

Lunar carbon dioxide cold traps have been predicted for decades, now finally confirmed, carbon dioxide has yet to be found there.

An astronomer has found what could be evidence of Planet Nine being found decades ago, which may assist astronomers in a search.

Astronomers used ALMA to detect the first moon-forming disk that is capable of one day turning into a moon around an exoplanet.

Astronomers have detected the very first black hole ever to be found outside of our galaxy, marking a moment in astronomy.

Astronomers published a paper that details the detection of an astonishing number of gravitational waves from black hole mergers.

Astronomers have confirmed via video a space rock smacking itself into the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first moments of a star's death. Astronomers saw the 'death in real-time'.

A citizen skywatcher has caught on video a Russian spy satellite plummeting to its death after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.

NASA has confirmed the existence of an asteroid coming extremely close to Earth. It passed cleanly between Earth and the Moon.

Astronomers back in 1874 sketched what they thought lunar mountain 'Pico' would look like if they were standing on the Moon.

The former head of Harvard's astronomy department has claimed that our universe could have been created by aliens in a lab.

A new study has detailed the discovery of 'powerful auroras' on alien worlds that may be sending strange radio signals at Earth.

Astronomers have detected radio signals from a galaxy core that 'fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source'.

Researchers were stumped when they found two space objects that are perfectly mirrored, and now the mystery has been solved.

The winner of this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is an image of 'The Golden Ring' solar eclipse.

A team of astronomers stumbled upon and now identified two hidden galaxies that are residing at the edge of space and time.

Researchers make an 'unprecedented' discovery of a sphere-shaped void in space that stretches 500 light-years in diameter.

Researchers have combined observations made from dashcams and security cameras to track down a fallen meteorite. They found it.

Astronomers have detailed in a new study what caused a bright light to appear in the night sky for six months back in 1181.

A Brazilian amateur astronomer has captured a magical moment while viewing Jupiter as a space rock met its fiery demise on video.

Astronomers from the University of Sydney have detected a mysterious radio signal that has been traced back to a galaxy's center.

A team of astronomers have used the Very Large Telescope to take the best images so far of the 'dog bone' shaped astroid.

A new study has put forward evidence that suggests there is a 0.4% chance that there isn't a nearby body with significant mass.

Have you ever wondered what the most distant object astronomers have ever detected in space? Researchers believe they've found it.

This weekend it's worth stepping outside to see one of the rarest events of 2021, as up in the sky you'll see the 'Blue Moon'.

A team of astronomers has pieced together some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies that are out in deep space.

Astronomers have found a massive galactic structure extending around the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study.

Astronomers have located mysterious rings being emitted from a black hole that is located some 7,800 light-years away from Earth.

Astronomers have detected an unprecedented collection of pulsating Red Giants using NASA's 'TESS' exoplanet-hunting satellite.

What exactly happened on January 5, 2020 that caused every human on Earth to be stretched and compressed for less than a second?

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showcases some of its incredible work on Twitter with this image that contains 10,000 galaxies.

Researchers measured 'the entire amount of starlight ever emitted' and were able to quantify how many photons there are.

Astronomers have stumbled upon a 'very exciting' exoplanet with more water than Earth and can be seen with the naked eye.

Astronomers have detected what is now considered the largest comet ever found, and it's 1,000 times larger than a typical comet.

An international team of scientists led by a Harvard researcher will search the cosmos for any viable evidence of aliens.

Astronomers in New Zealand detected the first activity of what may be the largest comet to ever be discovered by astronomers.

In the coming years we may see space mining hit a new level as miners want to blow up the surface of the moon in search for water.

Astronomers found evidence of a new type of supernova that proves a 40-year-old theory true and explains a 1,000-year-old mystery.