Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our ...

"This tells us that the magnetized plasma swirling near the event horizon is far from static; it's dynamic and complex, ...

For decades, the search for alien intelligence has revolved around the question: if someone out there is listening, how could ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.

James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan in November 2022. Credit: ...

When the "little red dots" were first discovered in 2022, scientists thought the objects might be galaxies as mature as the Milky Way, which is about 13.6 billion years old. That's because galaxies ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of merging galaxies II ZW 96. The merger is located 500 million light ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered mysterious “little red dots” that may not be galaxies at all, but a whole new type of object: black hole stars. These fiery spheres, ...

A "deeply personal" set of images filmed by NASA astronauts which includes the first ever selfie taken in space has been ...

A new observatory in South Wairarapa lets visitors watch exploding stars far away - and take the photos home with them. The Cretney Observatory, which opened Saturday 13 September, boasts a powerful ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly ...

Finding another Earth is the holy grail of modern astronomy. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is ...