NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is gearing up to unlock the deepest secrets of the universe with three ...

An international team of scientists led by a Rutgers University–New Brunswick astrophysicist has discovered a potentially ...

The James Webb Space Telescope takes a snapshot ... able to explore these hidden depths of the galaxy and uncover what was once invisible." Unlike a planet or star, black holes don't have surfaces.

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown birthplace of some of the universe's rarest elements: a giant flare ...

The find shines light on how galaxies begin to turn gas and dust "into stars and planets," said astrophysicist Blakesley ...

In celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of images that were recently taken by ...

Star Trek has featured some of the most dangerous weapons ever seen in science fiction. These are not just laser guns or ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

"We are finally able to explore these hidden depths of the galaxy and uncover what was once invisible." Dust and gas obscure the view to extremely distant and inherently dim light sources, but ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...