A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and ...

Let's turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don't have to do any work—we just have to be in the right spot.

Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...

The massive dome measures 305 feet (93 meters) in diameter, or about the size of a football field and stands 263 feet (80 ...

On the outskirts of the Milky Way, one of the rarest kinds of stars in the galaxy has just become even more mysterious than ...

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory is gearing up to illuminate the universe’s darkest secrets with groundbreaking new ...

Stranded astronauts and celebrity space tourism have piqued interest in space — and a photography exhibition in the museum is ...

Scientists have found possible signs of life on a distant planet, but it’s too early to know for sure. Here’s what makes ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: ...

Astronomers have discovered the most distant massive “dead” galaxy yet, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The ...

A planet 140 light-years from Earth is rapidly coming apart due to its close proximity to its star. The roasting planet is ...