Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

Our solar system has the Kuiper Belt, but we're not the only ones wearing a snazzy ring of ice shards and space rocks. Countless other star systems boast belts of their own, which astronomers ...

The new animation feels a lot like the warp drive on Star Trek or the starting sequence of Doctor Who. Google Maps can really take ... zooming out of the solar system. Aside from planets, users ...