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University boffins studied NASA data to find dozens of new planets similar in size to Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune after searching a sample of 1.4 million stars.

The giant black hole is a few million times the size of the Sun, and scientists say its size suggests it was 'born big' because of its scale so early in the universe

The new planetary system was discovered around the star HD88986, which has a similar temperature to the Sun with a slightly larger radius

The stones were found near an ancient Rupinpiccolo protohistoric hill fort in northeastern Italy, with subtle markings that archaeologists believe correspond to the positions of 28 bright stars.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego studying starburst galaxies looked at the circular waves picked up by the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and believed they could help provide answers

The Peregrine spacecraft, a lunar lander produced by Astrobotic as the company attempts to reach the Moon, has experienced a technical failure that could prevent it from achieving its objective

The Vulcan rocket carrying the Peregrine lunar lander in its debut flight and marking the first US lunar landing attempt in over 50 years, has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral

The Quadtrantids is a meteor shower that peaks in the first few days of January, and will be most visible this year between the evening of January 3 and the early morning of January 4

Scientists from the Planetary Research Institute used NASA's MESSENGER probe to explore glaciers of salt on Mercury's north pole and speculate life forms could live under its surface

The first song heard in space was a Christmas hit. It was played nine days before Christmas Day in 1965, when two astronauts used instruments to play a classic festive tune after reporting they 'spotted a UFO' to Mission Control

The changing tilt of Saturn means that we're going to lose sight of the planet's most recognisable feature, but experts say it's only temporary – for now, at least

According to a new report published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists have discovered a never-before-seen repeated radio burst called FRB 20220912A

The discovery of a planet thats more than 10 times heavier than Earth has prompted researchers to rethink everything they know about the Solar System

Fears have been shared powerful solar flares caused by changes to the sun's magnetic field could have ramifications to the Earth's internet access as well as satellites in orbit

Kim Jong-un posed with scientists and space workers at the National Aerospace Technology Administration after North Korea launched a military spy satellite into orbit

The intense particle ray, named after Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, hit earth in 2021 with energy levels 244million times more powerful than some of the biggest accelerators ever made by humans

The discovery of two potential planets that could look like ours but much older has sparked discussion about what extra-terrestrial life could look like if it has evolved much longer than that of planet earth

Getting to grips with the atmosphere of planets outwith the Solar System is no easy task, but researchers have found one with a very different atmosphere to Earth

Elon Musk's SpaceX company attempted another launch of its Starship mega-rocket following the failed attempt in April that saw the craft explode - it exploded again but it's being hailed as progress

Researchers using the latest telescopes have found a huge and ancient black hole capable of swallowing up whole galaxies and the enormous phenomenon is still growing

The Leonid meteor shower, one of the bigger annual meteor showers in the sky, will happen just after midnight on Saturday until dawn in the early hours of Sunday

The space rock has been named 12P/Pons-Brooks and is classified as a cryovolcanic comet, also known as a cold volcano comet, because it has actually exploded

Space Perspective plans to take travellers 100,000 feet to the edge of space via a pressurized capsule suspended from a high-tech balloon, which will feature a toilet with a great view

The device works with the use of vibrotactile sensors, which vibrate to give signals relating to certain locations while travelling in space - helping astronauts find their sense of direction

NASA has released some very scary but spectacular images of a giant bony hand-like structure just at the right time for the spooky season