NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured the stunning Sombrero Galaxy (M104), known for its bright central bulge and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2021, is currently the most powerful space observatory ever built.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ... .</ ...

Supermassive black holes usually lurk unseen, but when an unlucky star drifts too close they ignite titanic outbursts ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.

The Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile has released its first breathtaking images, showcasing the power of its 3,200-megapixel digital camera—the la ...

Despite its neighboring galaxy's absence, NGC 1317 appears alongside two cosmic companions. A crisscrossed star from our ...

Scientists reveal that a key evolutionary theory about rapid change is wrong, caused mainly by statistical noise in the data.

Globular cluster M15 hides within it a planetary nebula, Pease 1. Observers with large scopes and steady skies can find it.