Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

Quipu, named after the Incan system of knotted cords used for recording information, spans an astonishing 1.3 billion ...

Modern telescopes have revolutionized our view of the cosmos, providing clearer images of distant ... In 2022, the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton X-ray space telescope recorded flashes ...

Astronomers have long been fascinated by the enigmatic behavior of black holes and their role in the cosmos. These colossal ...

One of those detections was EP240408a, an unusual blast that lit up discussions between astronomers. Zhang and his colleagues ...

Captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this celestial spectacle, known as Herbig Haro 30 or HH 30, highlights a ...

HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals unprecedented details of it.

This image was taken by the Mars Reconnaissance ... difference between Mars' closest and farthest point to the sun. —Space photo of the week: Look into Titan's 'eye,' 20 years after the Huygens ...

NASA released six stunning images from the Hubble Telescope showcasing interacting galaxies, including the chaotic beauty of ...

Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth ... In this June 5, 2024, file photo, this image comprised of multiple exposures shows a satellite-filled sky. Alan Dyer/UIG via Getty Images ...