Astronomers have been excitedly waiting for a star system 3,000 lightyears away to explode, forming a 'new star' in the night sky ...

The space-based observatory will scan the cosmos in 102 colors we can't see to unlock the secret history of the universe.

Pointed away from Earth about 404 miles overhead, the orbital observatory will circle the planet from north to south about 14 ...

Galaxies speckle the heavens like stars in a stunning new photo of the deep and distant universe.

From breathtaking snapshots of distant galaxies to game-changing discoveries about the universe’s expansion, the Hubble Space ...

Dr. Patrick Durrell is part of an international team of astronomers who used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture a rare ...

"It's like trying to spot a fish by looking for ripples in a pond, rather than trying to see the fish itself." ...

From cyber attack to blame on renewables, conspiracy theories have exploded in wake of Spain and Portugal’s power outage ...

Already passed unanimously in the Senate, the Take It Down Act against "revenge porn" wins House OK. It now goes to the ...

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

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures asteroid Donaldjohanson, marking a new step in its mission to explore the solar system’s ...

The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye telescope debuted a close-up of the sun captured by its new, ...