We now have direct images of two supermassive black holes: M87* and Sag A*. The fact that we can capture such images is ...

The most recent CSC update adds more than 400,000 unique compact and extended X-ray sources, as well over 1.3 million ...

Hoping to see deeper into the universe, scientists and engineers are designing some of the largest and weirdest telescopes ...

A composite of galaxy cluster known as MACS0416 created using James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope imagery.

This new map is not only the most detailed view of the universe’s invisible scaffolding to date, it also allows astronomers to look deeper into cosmic history.

Webb’s latest image of the Helix Nebula reveals a dramatic close-up of a dying star shedding its outer layers. The detailed ...

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.

Dark matter is a mysterious substance that glues galaxies together. This map from the James Webb Space Telescope could help ...

The team were able to see in more detail how dark matter interacts with the rest of the Universe through gravity. Evidence ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

Although there are a few hobbies that have low-cost entry points, amateur astronomy is not generally among them. A tabletop Dobsonian might cost a few hundred dollars, and that is just the entry ...

Like a recording artist who has had a long career, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has a "back catalog" of cosmic recordings ...