A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder.

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

A supermassive black hole gobbled up a huge enormous star, producing the biggest and most distant black hole flare ever ...

Image Credit: Danielle Futselaar / Breakthrough Listen.

Domina Stamas participated in a two-week analog astronaut mission in Poland simulating life on the moon. The Westlake Charter ...

The finding, based on data from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, marks the first direct evidence of tiny twisting magnetic motions of energy-packed plasma waves in the sun's outer ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

Coloradans willing to bundle up beneath the stars this month will have the chance to enjoy four meteor showers. While the ...