Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.

The Cartwheel lies about 500 million light-years away in Sculptor. Its wagon-wheel shape formed after a violent collision ...

This ghostly galaxy was first observed in 1780 by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain, who worked with renowned comet hunter ...

JWST data hints that Trappist-1e may have an atmosphere. More transits will test if this world could support liquid water. Recent observations with NASA’s advanced JWST telescope have revealed a ...

The most luminous kilonova candidate to date (short gamma-ray burst 200522A) was detected using the Hubble Space Telescope, ...

The universe is a slow-changing place. While it's mostly true that the heavens and the deep-sky objects in it will look ...

Hubble discovered a white dwarf planet devouring a Pluto-like object, revealing debris rich in water and nitrogen.

By studying the chemical composition of an odd, dying star, astronomers discovered that it had been feasting on what used to ...

Scientists have used the Gaia Space Telescope to create a 3D map of star kindergartens within the Milky Way, and you can fly through it.

Hubble’s latest look at Messier 96 reveals a warped spiral galaxy glowing with rings of stellar birth. The new details shed light on how stars emerge and influence their surroundings.

See composite views of the Cartwheel Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxy is 500 million light years ...

Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States.