Unknown object in Milky Way found emitting both X-rays and radio waves
Located 15,000 light-years from Earth
Astronomers confirm rare retrograde planet orbiting between two stars
The breakthrough discovery shows planets can survive in unlikely star systems
There is a solitary black hole wandering near the center of our galaxy, astronomers confirm
The original discovery was disputed by a competing team of researchers
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope will map the entire celestial sky in 3D
The two-year mission will map the sky four times
Astronomers capture first close-up of a dying star beyond our galaxy
The massive star is dimming rapidly as it prepares to go supernova
Scientists discover exoplanet orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light years from Earth
It orbits the star in just over three days and might have three neighbors
Beyond light pollution: Starlink satellites are also interfering with radio signals
Improved internet accessibility, but at what cost?
Astronomers make highest-resolution observations ever from Earth's surface
We can expect more detailed images of black holes' shadows in the not-so-distant future
New discoveries help astronomers crack 1181 AD supernova mystery
The "zombie star" still holds some secrets
Astronomers detect strongest evidence yet of intermediate-mass black hole in far-off globular cluster
A serendipitous discovery courtesy of Hubble's high resolution and sensitivity
James Webb telescope's latest discovery: newborn stars emitting jets of gas in the same direction
The orbiting telescope keeps making significant scientific observations and discoveries
Astronomers witness ultrarare real-time formation of a supermassive black hole
A similar occurrence is possible at the center of the Milky Way
Astronomers discover potentially habitable Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light-years away
Gliese-12b is an ideal target for the James Webb Space Telescope
Hellish winds, liquid rock clouds and more discovered on this "hot Jupiter"
Although similar in size and mass to Jupiter, this planet's the stuff of nightmares
Astronomers gather additional evidence suggesting Planet Nine is real
Is there a hidden planet lurking in our solar system?
Mapping the cosmos: 3.2 gigapixel camera to scan southern sky for a decade
A majestic project to probe the universe and its enduring mysteries
Astronomers capture the most captivating and detailed image yet of the Milky Way's black hole
Polarized light reveals swirls of magnetic fields, replacing the blobs of radiation seen previously
The universe's brightest object eats the mass of the sun every day, astronomers say
17 billion times the mass of Earth's sun and 500 trillion times brighter
The Siena Galaxy Atlas details 400,000 nearby galaxies for everyone to navigate and explore
A new digital catalog of the night sky Charles Messier would be very proud of
Astronomers express concerns over light pollution from massive new satellite
BlueWalker 3 is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
A strange object in space has been blinking roughly once every half hour since 1988
Unlike any pulsar or magnetar yet observed by astronomers
Astronomers found a relatively close white dwarf crystalizing into a giant diamond
Discovery offers a glimpse of the ultimate fate of the universe
Astronomers witness a star in its final days devouring a giant planet
A short-lived optical outburst turned out to be a much more interesting cosmic event
New dark matter map confirms Einstein's theories about the universe
The Standard Model of cosmology is still safe, for now