Astronomers watched a distant star dim for months and found a metal-rich cloud that may be the aftermath of a massive ...
Some galaxies in the early universe were absolute powerhouses, churning out stars at rates that would dwarf the Milky Way's ...
ON January 25, 2025, a rare planetary alignment will be visible in the night sky. Six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will appear to align together, forming a line across the ...
Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole ...
The huge 1,600-mile (2,500-kilometer) wide expanse of the South Pole–Aitken Basin extends considerably onto the far side of ...
"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here ...