The Hubble Space Telescope searches the universe to understand how planets, stars, and galaxies form. Recently, it captured this image of a nebula known as GN 04.32.8 within a larger stellar nursery ...

The annual competition for professional and amateur astrophotographers released its shortlisted images, which capture the ...

In the photograph of NGC 1068, a spiral galaxy with a black hole at the center, Chandra’s X-rays are responsible for the blue ...

Scientists have watched a solar system being born for the first ever time. Using a powerful telescope, researchers saw the ...

Once a realm of imagination and stargazing, the Solar System has now been revealed in stunning clarity through decades of space exploration. This video takes you on a breathtaking journey, showing ...

Lowell Observatory's new Astronomy Discovery Center Here's what the new Astronomy Discovery Center will offer, according to Kevin Schindler, historian and public information officer for Lowell ...

It must be hard being a judge for ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The competition, organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, is in its 17th year, and it continues to deliver truly ...

Derek Wallentinsen stood atop Inscription Rock in El Morro National Monument on the night of May 23, 2019, taking photographs of the star-filled sky to document the darkness. A ranger at the time, he ...

Now an astronomy professor at the University of Washington, Davenport is still enthralled by the search. He collaborates with the SETI Institute, a nonprofit research organization that combs ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead. By Michael Roston and Katrina Miller Our species called this latest 366-day journey around the sun “2024 ...