After 30 years of observing, I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite deep-sky objects. These look best with a large ...

Neptune is one of the most distant and mysterious planets in our Solar System, yet scientists continue making discoveries ...

A high-stakes mission to save NASA's Swift Observatory from a fiery end has relied on Virginia. Here's an inside look ahead ...

Astronomers studying the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS say it could be a 12‑billion‑year‑old relic formed in near‑absolute‑zero ...

The European-led LIFE mission aims to use spacecraft in formation to look for biosignatures.

A radio telescope project known as the Deep Synoptic Array is moving forward. It aims to detect radio waves emitted by stars, ...

In astronomers’ speak, the term galactic bulge stands for the dense cluster of billions of stars, many of them packed tightly ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a $4.3 billion dollar observatory that will hunt for planets and dark energy, ...

NASA plans to mount a daring mission to stave off the destruction of the Swift Observatory, which has been falling back to ...

A new telescope atop a mountain in Chile will help scientists look back to when the universe had just begun.

Delta College's Observe the Moon Family Night on July 24 celebrates the Apollo 11 anniversary with astronomer Mike Murray leading an immersive presentation.

For 36 years, Space Place has opened the universe to stargazers young and old. At the end of June, it will close due to ...