The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.

Astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.

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

The Blaze Star nova will be approximately where the little blue X appears on this star map, provided by NASA. Need help finding stars, planets and constellations? Try these free astronomy apps The ...

NASA's newest space telescope, on a mission to study origins of universe, snapped incredible images of the cosmos 2 months ...

NASA’s Mars rover has spotted something out of this world — a mysterious, skull-shaped elevation – sitting on a slope where star-gazers say it doesn’t belong. The mysterious rock – dubbe ...

Astronomers have been waiting patiently for months for light from a distant explosion to reach Earth, and the wait might finally pay off, according to NASA. Scientists alerted the public last year ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation." This rare event ...

NASA's James Webb Telescope has been investigating the first-ever case of a star caught swallowing a planet—and, in classic crime thriller style, there has been a plot twist. Instead of the star ...

Spectacular new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers a detailed, never-before-seen look at a dying star. The star is actually one of two at the heart of NGC 1514 ...

NASA astronomers may be on the verge of making cosmic history ... Therefore, the existence of failed stars is not in and of itself something that rare. In the SMC, there lives a star-forming cluster ...