Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Researchers at Kyushu University have found that stars in the early universe may have formed from “fluffy” molecular clouds.

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

However, we’re not totally out of the woods just yet. YR4 still sits at a level three on the Torino Scale — a standard rubric ...

A breathtaking new image of the RCW 38 star cluster showcases a cosmic nursery bursting with color, light, and energy.

On May 20, 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope sent its first image to Earth. This photo turned out to be 50% sharper than ...

Using a revolutionary dark energy camera, astronomers have discovered the largest haul of "missing link" intermediate-mass ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

It turns out that one of the most prominent space artists predicted how a strange celestial object would look — 50 years in ...

Launched into Earth's orbit last June, GOES-19 is the newest addition to NOAA's fleet, equipped with a sensor called the ...

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