The aquatic-themed portrait highlights the galaxy’s swirling arms and bright core, which, thanks to Hubble’s advanced imaging ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — China struck a defiant stance on Tuesday in response to American concerns about Beijing's efforts to expand its influence in the resource-rich South American nation of Chile, ...

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

Narrabri gives you the chance to slow down, to feel calmer. It’s something you don’t often get to do in a city.

Abu Dhabi: Astronomers expect the crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Qadah to be visible in ...

As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis' funeral in St. Peter’s Square as he is being laid to rest Saturday. While dignitaries are to attend, prisoners and migrants will usher ...

The Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24, 1990, aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-31), and deployed into Earth ...

How can you fairly compare one telescope to another? It's all in the (angular) resolution. The entire point of introducing telescopes into astronomy is to make distant things more visible.

The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is literally parked 1 million miles away. In the nearly three years since it became operational, “Webb,” as it’s called, has made some incredible ...

The thin, outermost ring in the photo is composed of particles shepherded by the gravity of two moons orbiting around it. They are vertically wider than the other rings, so they receive and reflect ...