Conflicting distance measurements have added to the uncertainty. One data source places one object at 6,500 light years away, ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Where is our solar system in the vast assemblage of celestial objects in this island Universe we call the Milky Way? To answer that question, we can begin with the beautiful configuration of stars we ...

Gaia, the European Space Agency’s observatory that is mapping the Milky Way, has completed the sky-scanning phase of its mission - and its fuel is now nearly empty.

Are we alone in space? ☄️ Are there other civilizations on other planets? The Milky Way, home to our Solar System, counts numerous planets and stars. ? Can there be life there? We've gathered a list ...

The European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft concludes its 12-year mission to map the Milky Way, leaving behind a legacy of ...

We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapping space mission Gaia, which involves UCL researchers, has completed its sky-scanning phase, racking up ...

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage ... been bulldozed to make way for the operation, and ...

Estuary Power, an energy-generation company that operates in the western U.S., closed a $340 million deal to establish a solar and storage project in Nevada’s Mojave Basin. Now, several famous Joshua ...

The LMC, a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way, is located nearly 160,000 light ... heavy elements in the LMC is half as much as our solar system's, similar star-forming conditions to 6 ...

“The treasure trove of data collected by Gaia has given us unique insights into the origin and evolution of our Milky Way Galaxy, and has also transformed astrophysics and Solar System science ...