The James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI instrument has captured the final moments of a planet's existence, unexpectedly ...

We’ve learned that Mars is the only planet in our solar system that could be habitable, thanks to its temperature and the ...

To take a look at the comet yourself, you’ll want to head outside just before dawn and look toward the northeast horizon.

The project aims to investigate the 'Cosmic Dark Ages,' the period from the Big Bang until the formation of the first stars.

Jonathan McDowell is retiring from studying the universe. But he’s ramping up efforts to chronicle humanity’s exploration of ...

When T CrB does explode, it will look like a very bright star in the night sky in the Corona Borealis constellation. People around the world will be able to track its brightness, providing better ...

Scientists have observed a previously inactive supermassive black hole producing regular, powerful X-ray eruptions that ...

The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton is playing a crucial role in investigating the longest and most energetic bursts of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been studying the scene of a dramatic collision between a star and its planet, but ...

The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck ...

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from ...

As the president stated, we will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars and, along the way, we will inevitably have ...