The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world's telescopes rush to tra ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

The most powerful telescope in history. The James Webb Space Telescope's "jewel-filled" photos are stunning.

While radio jets are relatively common in the nearby Universe, they have been elusive in the early Universe. This is partly ...

Astronomers have captured a new image of the asteroid 2024 YR4, which now has a 1 in 48 chance of hitting Earth in 2032.

Learn about the life and scientific contributions of Johannes Kepler, the 17th-century astronomer known for his laws of ...

RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...

Webb Telescope captures stunning new images of HH 30, revealing a dynamic protoplanetary disc where planets form.

Gift your sweetheart a bouquet of brilliant stars this Valentine's Day with a multi-telescope image of a gorgeous nebula.

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

New findings explain the Phoenix cluster's mysterious starburst. Data confirm the cluster is actively cooling and able to generate a huge amount of stellar fuel on its own.