Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt and the closest dwarf planet to Earth. Discovered in 1801 and visited by ...

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

Webb observations of the Sextans A galaxy reveal how stars in a metal-poor areas create cosmic dust, offering clues about the ...

While late M-stars are the easiest places to find Earth-sized planets, a new study suggests they are biological dead ends where animal life may never find enough fuel to evolve.

Hubble reveals the largest planet-forming disk ever seen, Dracula's Chivito, showing a chaotic and uneven environment around ...

This video explores the whale shark, the largest fish in the world, and the unique traits that allow it to reach extraordinary size. Marine biologists explain how this gentle giant filters tiny ...

Distance records are an excellent proxy for the state of the art in astronomy. Finding extremely faraway galaxies is hard. In general, objects get smaller and fainter with distance (although bizarre ...

With 48 teams, 16 host cities, and a brand-new tournament format, this edition will be the largest World Cup in history and ...

The very first supermoon of the year will light up the sky tomorrow night - and it's going to be even more spectacular than ...

Mark Medley is The Globe and Mail’s Deputy Opinion Editor. He is the author of Live to See the Day: Impossible Goals, ...

We’ve all heard stories about the ultra-rich splurging simply because they can. Private jets, diamond-studded accessories, ...

A mother whose son lost a leg in a bombing in Gaza has said the offer to receive medical treatment in Ireland was a “golden ...