NASA has launched a new project that lets everyday people team up with scientists to explore space. The goal is simple: help ...

These May nights provide the skywatcher impressive views of galactic clusters unimpeded by the Milky Way, the chance to study exoplanets and the opportunity to refresh one’s perspectives.

Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have dramatically reshaped our understanding of a planet’s ...

If you're tired of lugging your massive telescope to dark sky sites to observe the night sky, these small telescopes are much ...

Exoplanet super-Earths are more prevalent in the universe than earlier research predicated according to international ...

A brilliant flash from deep space once baffled scientists. But now, that mystery has been solved—and it reshapes what we know ...

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.

Did you know some of the brightest sources of light in the sky come from the regions around black holes in the centers of ...

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe’s expansion, the Hubble Space ...

Using the Subaru Telescope at Maunakea, Hawaii, the team discovered a “Dark Matter bridge” connecting Perseus to a subcluster ...

The aquatic-themed portrait highlights the galaxy’s swirling arms and bright core, which, thanks to Hubble’s advanced imaging ...

Space is full of surprises but few are as unique as the so-called "cotton candy planets." These young, giant exoplanets have an incredibly low density and are quite light and airy in weight that is ...