Along with a number of neighbouring galaxies — including our closest galactic neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy — it forms what ...

The word itself comes from galaktikós kyklos, or “milky circle,” the ancient Greek term for the Milky Way, our home galaxy.

However, not all spiral galaxies are created equal, as two recent images from the Hubble Space Telescope show. The image above shows galaxy NGC 3596, a neat and orderly spiral galaxy. And the image ...

A beautiful but skewed spiral galaxy dazzles in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy, called Arp 184 or NGC ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is prioritizing his vision for life on Mars as his time with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) comes to an end. Musk sat down with Fox News host Jesse Watters for ...

Three ventures with a Mars theme are the latest offshoots of Elon Musk’s ever-growing Texas empire. The additions to the billionaire’s portfolio come amid a flurry of expansions and ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out the evening of May 5 to see Mars close to the Beehive Cluster in the constellation Cancer the Crab. In fact ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

But interestingly, instead of water-based ice, winters on Mars are dominated by carbon ... Pluto, too, has a very elliptical orbit that pushes its variations to an extreme, Byrne said.

NASA is planning to push the boundaries of space exploration with its new Nighthawk Mars helicopter, a cutting-edge mission ...

The British Columbia Aviation Museum is experiencing a surge of interest since the arrival of a giant Martin Mars water bomber. Conal Oldfield, executive director of the non-profit museum on the ...