NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space. This marked the birth of ...

A glittering fireworks display, this is a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2 that resides in a raucous stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away from ...

NASA scientists are tracking a star which is so powerful it would rip a human apart if they came within 600 miles - and they ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has continued to demonstrate its irreplaceable importance in the field of astronomical research, ...

Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars, is anticipated to go supernova soon, shining as bright as the full moon and visible ...

"Thanks to the high resolution of our new images, we detected a faint structure on the northeast side of this supernova ...

“In space no one can hear you scream.” If space were truly empty—an utter vacuum, devoid of any matter—then yes, the Alien ...

Astronomers have spotted a zombie star, SGR 0501+4516, speeding through the Milky Way. This magnetar has an incredibly strong ...

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the legendary space telescope’s launch, here are 35 of our favorite images it has ...

A rogue magnetar, named SGR 0501+4516, is crossing our galaxy without a clear trace of its birth, according to a study ...

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...

Third-year undergraduate Isabelle “Izzy” Connor and two Ph.D. candidates at other universities have recently won awards to ...