Uranus’ moons are darker on their leading sides due to space dust, not radiation damage. Titania and Oberon show cosmic “bug splatter,” changing how we understand this tilted world’s mysterious ...

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...

Astronomers have discovered a "jellyfish" galaxy whose unusual shape and internal mechanisms—including distinctive "bunny ...

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope have been used to study a cluster of stars, nicknamed “Nikhuli," that may be acting as a black hole "delivery system." Credit: NASA/CXC/A. H ...

Dark matter affects how stars move within galaxies, how galaxies build up over time, and how everything in the universe is held together—but no existing tool has directly detected it. While dark ...

After many hours of staring unblinking at a small patch of sky, JWST has given us the most detailed map ever obtained of a ...

Sometimes even scientists get lucky. Yale University astronomer Imad Pasha was scanning some ground-based images when he stumbled across a galaxy boasting several rings. Because the object's name, ...

When the Hubble Ultra Deep Field was released in 2004, it was the deepest look into the universe yet. Featuring 10,000 galaxies, it was a momentous observation, pushing the envelo ...

While awaiting a new nominee, “Nasa will continue to have unempowered leadership, not have a seat at the table for its own ...

President Trump's proposed budget for 2026 threatens NASA's science spending, potentially abandoning the Mars sample return ...

The game-changing Vera Rubin Observatory will collect more astronomical data in its first year than all other telescopes ...

Earlier this year, Solar Orbiter started to stretch its orbit over greater latitudes – effectively standing on cosmic tiptoes to catch a glimpse of the Sun’s poles. This week, we have seen the first ...