A magnetar is a strange and rare neutron star, generating almost incomprehensible amounts of energy that can be detected across the universe. How?

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back the first new closeup images of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede in over 20 years. They show the moon's craters, light and dark patches and tectonic faults in beautiful detail. See them here!

For decades, the exploration of our solar system left one neighboring planet largely unexplored. These missions to Venus mean things are about to change.

China is getting ready to launch 3 astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of a mission called Shenzhou 12. There’s been no mention of an official launch date, but it was initially rumored for June 10, 2021, and now appears to be slated for June 17.

A new experiment aboard the ISS is studying tardigrades - aka water bears - to better understand how they tolerate extreme environments, including the one astronauts experience in space.

An astronomer combined 2 decades worth of X-ray data with radio observations, creating an extraordinary image of the Milky Way center.

Astronomers with the Dark Energy Survey have created the largest-ever map of dark matter, using artificial intelligence. It covers 100 million galaxies.

NASA's Curiosity rover has found hints of organic salts on Mars. If confirmed, they could provide important clues about previous habitability and the potential for ancient microbial life.

The results of a 30-year survey of exoplanets show our solar system as "normal." That is, giant planets tend to orbit far from their stars.

Astronomers have discovered a spiral galaxy surprisingly near the beginning of the universe, making it the most ancient spiral galaxy found so far.