CNN’s Patrick Cornell reports the James Webb Space Telescope is taking on a new space case helping protect the Earth from a ...

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

When you think of a telescope, you probably imagine it high up in space or on a mountaintop—but did you know scientists have ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

While radio jets are relatively common in the nearby Universe, they have been elusive in the early Universe. This is partly ...

"I find this asteroid to be extremely exciting! This is the last chance we have to observe the asteroid from Gemini before 2028." ...

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...

The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...

As more satellites, telescopes, and other spacecraft are built to be repairable, it will take reliable trajectories for ...

Astronomers spent a decade compiling this special image with the Hubble Space Telescope and then stitched together 600 photos ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the ...