Hubble Space Telescope images of Jupiter have been "photo-mapped onto a sphere," and animated into a full rotation, according ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently zeroed in on the Bullet Cluster—delivering highly detailed images that show a ...

In just over 10 hours of test observations, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory captured millions of celestial objects, opening the ...

Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...

In searching for the elusive Planet Nine, researchers instead turned up a different resident in our cosmic backyard.

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Bright flashes of enigmatic radio waves have helped illuminate some of the missing matter in the universe, astronomers say in ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help safeguard ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of ...