A few days ago, while browsing an astronomy forum late at night, I stumbled upon an image that nearly startled me awake — have you ever seen a square nebula? Not the kind that is roughly square with ...

The global scientific community, a study says, should prepare for when humanity detects signs of extraterrestrial ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, in collaboration with the European Space Agency and other international organizations, has captured a breathtaking cosmic ...

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The Nebula Award! It’s like a Hugo Award, but slightly less prestigious. Don’t let that fool you into thinking that a Nebula Award winning novel is only “second best.” Think of the Nebula as Hugo’s ...

These breathtaking photographs are the winning entries of the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards.

The largest digital camera ever built released its first shots of the universe Monday — including colorful nebulas, stars and galaxies. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop in Chile ...

The telescope continues to uncover previously unknown pockets of outer space. The James Webb Space Telescope has made yet another stunning discovery to round out three years of space exploration. This ...