Every night, as telescopes around the world open their domes to study the cosmos, astronomers are forced to contend with an ...

The spiral galaxy M83 is captured face-on, providing a clear view of its full structure. Chandra's X-ray data reveals ...

Soviet success with Sputnik initially prompted the US military to consider the detonation of a nuclear weapon on the moon’s surface.

A catalog of over 2,000 exploding white dwarf vampire stars, the largest ever gathered, has provided further evidence that ...

Now the Spanish government has pitched to bring the giant facility to La Palma, in Spain’s Canary Islands — and backed up the effort with a pledge to contribute €400 million (US$470 million).

On June 25, 2025, an extraordinary sight unfolded over the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. A rare snowfall ...

Astronomers at MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer through the ...

Astronomers confirmed the first case of a star surviving a black hole encounter, challenging long-held beliefs about tidal disruption events.

For decades the reddish glow of Betelgeuse has puzzled astronomers, but researchers believe they have now found the reason ...

Researchers studied the L 98-59 system and confirmed five rocky planets. One is in the habitable zone and may support liquid water.

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the ...

Radar from airports and military systems may expose Earth to alien detection. These signals could be used to find intelligent ...