Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have detected what appears to be a faint and small star-forming ...

A collaboration of astronomers, led by University of Warwick and University of Geneva, has launched a vast research program on Neptune-like planets to ...

Melroy also pointed to landers as another application.

In the early morning of September 8, 2025, a 'Blood Moon' illuminated the sky, sparking a nationwide observation craze. This astronomical phenomenon occurs when the moon enters the Earth's umbra, ...

When the "little red dots" were first discovered in 2022, scientists thought the objects might be galaxies as mature as the Milky Way, which is about 13.6 billion years old. That's because galaxies ...

Between late 2024 and early 2025, a star in our galaxy dimmed suddenly before returning to its regular luminosity. Astronomers believe this was caused by a passing cloud of dust.

If you think a galaxy is big, compare it to the size of the universe: it's just a tiny dot which, together with a huge number ...

Water-rich planets which some scientists believe may provide the answer to humanity's biggest question are now being studied by astronomers. The "steam worlds", also known as sub-Neptunes, could point ...

The brightest, best date for spotting Saturn is fast approaching. Here's how to see the ringed planet from Indiana.

Students can now reach for the stars, literally, through the new astronomy major at the University of North Carolina at ...

"It's an elegant answer, really, because we thought it was a tiny galaxy full of many separate cold stars, but it's actually, effectively, one gigantic, very cold star." ...

Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction.