Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This ...

For Hubble’s 35th anniversary, ESA has unveiled breathtaking new images of the star cluster Messier 72, a celestial gem located in Aquarius. Once the very first image featured in the Hubble Picture of ...

A new University of Kansas survey of distant galaxies using the James Webb Space Telescope reveals never-before-seen star ...

An astonishing discovery from the James Webb Space Telescope may rewrite our understanding of the Universe’s early years. A ...

Astronomers have described the first measurements of plasma layers within an interstellar shock wave that surrounds a pulsar.

With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an ...

Using infrared images captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have found that the Milky Way’s graceful spiral shape is mainly made up of just two major arms extending from a central bar ...

It's a clever way to combine the capability of the most powerful space telescope ever built with the natural magnifying power of the universe. Here's how Webb is achieving unparalleled feats ...

As the Hubble Space Telescope approaches 35 years since its launch, marking over three decades of incredible images of the universe and science, NASA and its partner, the European Space Agency, are ...

Their latest study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, reports the detection of either dimethyl sulfide (DMS) or ...