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Astronomers have discovered what could be the biggest black hole known to date, as it's estimated to have the same mass as 30 billion suns.

Astronomers dubbed an intense pulse of radiation that swept through the solar system in October 2022 as 'BOAT', the brightest of all time.

A group of researchers believes they have found evidence to support the theory that the Moon is harboring an enormous amount of water.

A hole 18 to 20 times the size of Earth has appeared on the Sun and could send solar wants directly toward Earth at an astonishing 1.8 million mph.

A partner of NASA has revealed the new spacesuit to be worn by NASA astronauts returning to the surface of the Moon as part of the Artemis 3 mission.

NASA's Mars helicopter named Ingenuity has completed yet another flight putting the technology demonstration even closer to a big milestone.

An astronomer has captured incredible footage of a speedy meteorite slamming into the surface of the moon from his home in Hiratsuka.

NASA's famous Hubble Space Telescope has snapped yet another jaw-dropping image of the cosmos that shows a curtain of rainbow dust and gas.

NASA has confirmed via its blog that the International Space Station was required to fire its thrusters to dodge an Earth-observing satellite.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has made a close fly-by with Jupiter's third-largest moon, snapping several images while it made its approach.

Astronomers have identified a nearby 'forbidden planet' with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), and it shouldn't be where it is.

A NASA astronaut stationed on the International Space Station has snapped an incredible photograph of Earth's auroras encompassing the planet.

NASA's Near-Earth Object Close Approach database has confirmed that this week four asteroids will be making a close approach to Earth.

Officials have announced that some kind of object has collided with a spacecraft docked at the International Space Station, causing damage.

A Mars rover that landed on the planet in 2021 is now expected to be an expensive piece of Martian trash after officials dodge questions about its health.

A NASA scientist has penned a paper that calls for a mission to Uranus to study the ancient ice giant that hasn't been visited since 1986.

An international team of researchers discovered an exoplanet relatively close to Earth, and it's approximately the same size as our pale blue dot..

An asteroid more than 3,000 feet wide is about to pass Earth, and it will make its closest approach to our planet in the last 400 years.

Astronomers have discovered rings encircling a distant object in our solar system, providing further insights into the formation of rings in general.

A team of astronomers has identified an extremely rare star system that is on its way to dying in an explosive collision called a kilonova.

A group of researchers has used an alien-detecting artificial intelligence system to identify eight 'suspicious' signals that randomly disappeared.

NASA has confirmed that its James Webb Space Telescope has accidentally snapped a photograph of a rogue asteroid that's called an 'interloper'.

NASA's Curiosity rover has stumbled across a metallic object that crashed into the surface of Mars. The rover has snapped photos of the discovery.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has left scientists stunned at what it just captured as the Sun spawned in a vortex near its north pole.

A group of international astronomers have identified an exoplanet that's a rare rocky world that is only 31 light-years from Earth.

Scientists have discovered evidence pointing to a 'stealth' ocean world in our solar system, which may contain a geologically young ocean.

Astronomers have discovered that Jupiter has an additional twelve moons that previously weren't counted towards its total, which is nearing 100.

A comet that last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago is making its way toward Earth, and it may even be visible to the naked eye.

NASA has confirmed via a statement that its brand new James Webb Space Telescope has glitched, with one of its instruments initiating a safety time-out.

Scientists have used data gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover to learn much more about the pressure and temperature on the surface of Mars.

An asteroid that was only discovered a few days ago, on January 21, is set to make a very close approach to Earth in the coming days.

Researchers have found that one of Saturn's moons, which is a prime location to look for extraterrestrial life, is covered in a snow-like material.

The Moon appears small in the sky, but when orbiting it from only a few thousand miles from its surface, you realize just how big it is.

What we now refer to as the Blue Marble originates from an incredible photograph that was taken 50 years ago by NASA's Apollo 17 crew.

NASA has posted an update that showcases the quality of the James Webb Space Telescope's instrument and how they can observe faint stars in deep space.

NASA's rocket that it plans on using to kick off its series of missions returning humans back to the Moon has survived tropical hurricane Nicole.

NASA has released the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope when it witnessed the moment a star started going supernova 11 billion years ago.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has captured some incredible images of the surface of the Moon while it was flying by Earth for a gravity assist.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured an incredible photograph of the Sun 'smiling' back at Earth from millions of miles away.

NASA has unveiled a 12-year timelapse of the entire night sky that was captured by a space telescope that was originally launched in 2009.

NASA has released the results from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and if the space agency's planetary defense mission was successful.

NASA has been forced to postpone the launch of its Artemis 1 mission after concerns grew about the approaching hurricane expected to hit landfall soon.

A man has combined hundreds of thousands of images of the solar system's largest planet Jupiter and formed what he considers his sharpest image ever.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has honed in on the eighth planet from the Sun and snapped the clearest image of its rings in more than 30 years.

NASA's Administrator Bill Nelson has announced the new launch window for the SLS rocket after postponing two launches over critical malfunctions.

NASA has decided to call off the second launch attempt for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that was scheduled to launch on Saturday.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has dug through space treasure to capture its first direct image of a planet outside of the solar system.

NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope has discovered evidence for carbon dioxide being present in an exoplanet called WASP-39 b atmosphere.

Two astrophotographers have just released what they describe as the 'most ridiculously detailed picture' of the Moon yet, comprising 200,000+ images.

NASA has released new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope and this time its honed in on the biggest planet in our solar system.