Astronomers are trying to determine what caused a series of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, ...

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.

IIT Bombay leads 'Daksha', a mission for advanced space telescopes. These telescopes will study gravitational waves and the ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible ...

Hayabusa2, operated by the Japanese Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA), is on an extended mission after successfully ...

Using the wide-field survey capabilities of the Subaru Telescope, astronomers discovered active supermassive black holes, or ...

As NASA described it, the stellar jet located on the outskirts of the Milky Way resembles Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber from “Star Wars.” ...

A massive star on the distant outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy is seen blowing a powerful cosmic blowtorch in a new image ...

Here is everything I saw with a smart telescope in a light-polluted city including galaxies, nebulas and star clusters.

The world's greatest space telescopes have all been round. Now, a new rectangular design could turbocharge our search for ...

NGC 3603-A1 is a pair of giant stars locked in a rapid 3.8-day orbit. Their dynamic relationship provides clues to how massive stars evolve and form black holes. A team of astronomers combined archiva ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released recently, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a nearby star ...