The Vera Rubin Observatory has begun an 10-year survey to create a new inventory of our solar system and the Milky Way, and ...

A massive star in the Andromeda galaxy brightened in infrared light starting around 2014, then faded from optical view and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope observed 13-billion-year-old light, using a closer galactic cluster like a magnifying glass.

The world's newest astronomical observatory has begun producing an unprecedented stream of data on asteroids, supernovae and ...

In this space news roundup, Berly McCoy and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about tiny autonomous "transformers" that can explore the moon, a debate about the expanding universe, and more.

From star‑forming pillars to colliding galaxies, Hubble’s most iconic images reveal how the universe is built, evolves and continues to surprise For more than 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has ...

The project is expected to enable pioneering discoveries by scientists around the world, and ultimately deliver a time-lapse ...

The data is in, and consumer-price inflation is now sitting at a three-year high on an annual basis, which will make it tough for the Fed to cut rates. Stocks are off to a lower start. Alarm bells are ...

A trailer loaded with fireworks erupted in flames along a Tennessee interstate Saturday night, sending pyrotechnics shooting across the roadway and forcing authorities to temporarily shut down traffic ...

If the supernova remnant is confirmed, it would be one of the closest to the supermassive black hole that lies in the center of the Milky Way NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory has captured a dramatic ...

A spectacular cosmic event nicknamed “SN Winny” could help solve one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries: how fast the universe is expanding. This rare superluminous supernova, located 10 billion ...