Webb’s powerful vision uncovered sparkling crystals, fiery jets, and complex molecules inside the Butterfly Nebula, offering a rare glimpse into the cosmic processes that forge planets and life.

The brightest fast radio burst ever detected could help reveal what celestial source causes the mysterious signals and if ...

The Celestron NexStar 8 SE telescope is rarely discounted, but right now it has $200 off at Amazon, so this telescope deal is ...

On Aug. 7 and 8, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team assessed the observatory's solar panels and a visor-like ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped researchers learn new information about how the Earth may have been formed as it gives a deeper look into the Butterfly Nebula.

The system, named UPM J1040−3551 AabBab, is located about 82 light-years from Earth. The two pairs—the brown dwarfs and the ...

As the next-generation observatory moves closer to its 2027 launch, engineers successfully deployed the mission-critical solar panels and a massive sunshade that will help it peer into the universe’s ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system ...

Scientists think the famous 1977 radio burst wasn’t aliens—but you can help confirm the truth using a low-cost radio ...

Sporting the world’s largest digital camera, the new telescope is poised to help solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries.

Most cosmic dust exhibits random atomic structures, and appears like soot. Thanks to NGC 6302’s extreme stellar energy, the ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are helping to lead planning efforts for NASA’s next major space telescope ...