The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of the Chameleon I dark molecular cloud. It harbors the "deepest, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured asteroid 10199 Chariklo occult the star Gaia DR3 6873519665992128512. It was the ...

This Hubble image reveals NGC 3201, an ancient globular cluster with hundreds of thousands of stars. Discovered in 1826, it was described as a "pretty large, pretty bright" object. This Hubble image ...

The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both ...

The new 3D visualization also highlights other fascinating features within the Cosmic Cliffs. Bright yellow streaks and curved arcs are visible, representing powerful outflows from young stars that ...

Astronomers have observed a rogue supermassive black hole, located off-center from its home galaxy, tearing apart a star ...

Astronomy fans got to see a planetary alignment in mid-April featuring Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. Stargazers will once again be treated to a planetary alignment in May, though not as big as ...

Tonight's launch was SpaceX's 54th Falcon 9 mission of 2025 and 56th liftoff so far this year. The other two missions ...