The center of our Milky Way galaxy is hidden from the prying eyes of optical telescopes by clouds of obscuring dust and gas.

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

Scientists didn't expect that stars would be able to still form in the dwarf galaxy known as Leo P, which the James Webb Telescope recently imaged.

The James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed in on Leo P, a tiny galaxy with some big things to say about star formation.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

This breathtaking close-up of the Andromeda galaxy’s core was captured by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope. This image of the Andromeda Galaxy is based on data from NASA’s retired Spitzer Space ...

Full Snow Moon Photos! 🌕 Night sky tonight! "Flares are expected to happen in essentially all supermassive black holes, but our black hole is unique." ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) delivers three galaxy clusters and so much more. Take a tour of the view. Video: STScI, Danielle Kirshenblat Music: PremiumBeat ...

Explore the astonishing findings from the Webb Telescope on the restless black hole Sagittarius A* at the Milky Way's center.

Europe's Euclid space telescope has detected a rare ring of bright light around a nearby galaxy, astronomers have said. The halo, known as an "Einstein ring," encircles a galaxy 590 million ...