See composites created using James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory imagery. A pair of galaxies, a nebula, ...

Researchers used James Webb Telescope images to identify the star, which went supernova 40 million years ago ...

A telescope in Chile has revealed the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy.

A photographer has captured six planets in one picture as part of a celestial planetary parade. Josh Dury, from Bristol, ...

FILE - The Milky Way is seen over the Haleakala Observatory and the lights of Kahului, right, on Nov. 23, 2024, at the summit ...

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives.

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...

Military officials hear testimony by King Kekaulike High School sophomore and kaiapuni (Hawaiian immersion) student ...

Your best bet to see the parade is to find a dark place with a clear view of the western horizon about 30 minutes after sunset. Many astronomers recommend using mobile apps like Stellarium or Star ...

"It's a place of extremes, invisible to our eyes, but now revealed in extraordinary detail," Ashley Barnes, an astronomer at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Germany who is part of the team ...

Whether purchased by space enthusiasts, stamp collectors or casual letter writers, these stamps bring the wonders of the universe a little closer to home. Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula, located about 6, ...