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The early-spring spiral galaxy pairing of Messier 65 and Messier 66 is one of the most sought after in the entire sky . 

Procedures are being refined to ensure the safe recovery of samples from asteroid Bennu when they are returned to Earth by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on 24 […]

Facing headwinds on a galactic scale creates jellyfish-like tendrils that represent star formation in extreme conditions.

The unusual acceleration of the interstellar body 'Oumuamua most likely was caused by the outgassing of trapped hydrogen gas, researchers say.

M83, known as the Southern Pinwheel, is a majestic barred spiral some 15 million light years away, one of the closest examples of its kind to Earth's Milky Way.

The first privately-developed lunar lander - Hakuto-R - successfully braked into orbit around the moon after a three-month voyage; landing on tap in April.

Data captured by NASA's Magellan Venus probe in 1991 shows what appears to be lava flows from an active vent on the side of a huge volcano known as Maat Mons.

James Webb captures a detailed infrared image of a Wolf Rayet star as its outer atmosphere is blown off in a brief transition before an eventual supernova […]

The Owl Nebula, Messier 97 in Ursa Major, is springtime’s best planetary nebula, but the Ghost of Jupiter, NGC 3242 in Hydra, is well worth busting a gut to […]

Leo hosts five galaxies with Messier status but, inexplicably, the fantastic spiral NGC 2903 is not one of them.