See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA | edited by Space.com ...

See the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft and Earth about 2 hours prior to splashdown in this time-lapse. Credit: NASA | time-lapse by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Music: A Rising Sun by Alan Ellis / courtesy o ...

Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope captured the Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft when it was about 342,000 km (212,508 mi.) away. On the same day, Orion delivered an amazing view of itself and the ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

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On the night of September 7, a spectacular astronomical phenomenon unfolded in the skies over Egypt's White Desert National Park—a memorable total lunar eclipse. Photographer Osama Fathy captured this ...

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

By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...

Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data ...

The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the rapid formation of new stars and planetary systems. Naturally, objects ...

Hey, fellow astronomy enthusiasts! Today, I want to share an incredibly interesting astronomical observation discovery with you. In 2025, our exploration of Mars has made new progress, especially with ...