Learn how new high-resolution images of two nova eruptions offer fresh insight into how these stellar explosions release ...

Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

For 19-year-old Gael Gomez, the Mount Pleasant Sidewalk Astronomers has changed his life for the better. But soon, he may be ...

The final milestone in construction was reached on November 25, as technicians carefully joined the giant telescope's inner ...

Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other ...

On the ground, its rings are hard to appreciate; dunes, heat haze, and uneven terrain all conspire to hide the full shape. But from space, especially in the images taken by the Copernicus satellite, ...

Astronomers have captured unprecedented, detailed images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their ...

China routinely sends astronauts to and from its space station Tiangong. A crew capsule is about to undock from the station ...

NASA’s Bennu samples have revealed life-linked sugars, a mysterious gum-like substance and even grains of ancient stardust.

Vandenberg Guardians and Airmen are scheduled to support a second launch this week, on Thursday morning when a SpaceX Falcon ...

How do planetary systems form and evolve? This is what a new and groundbreaking laboratory at the Southwest Research ...