A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...

With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already upending what we ...

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Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...

Scientists at the University of Missouri have identified a small group of unusual objects in the early universe. Using NASA's ...

Astronomers say the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has detected an asteroid that spins faster than other space rocks of its size.

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In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has ...

Scientists have discovered a “record-breaking” asteroid that is nearly the size of eight football fields. The object, known ...