The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The galaxy is "roughly 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation ...

The threat of a newly discovered asteroid has risen slightly in the past few weeks, as the world’s telescopes rush to track<a ...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has declared a 1.6% chance that a large asteroid would strike the Earth when on Dec. 22, ...

Revolutionary technique allows astronomers to capture incredibly high-resolution images of distant galaxies and supermassive black holes.

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

The European Space Agency says the asteroid could destroy a city and has a 2.2 per cent chance of hitting Earth.

Step aside, Darth Vader. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Joint Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) ...

This week, see what makes loggerhead sea turtles “dance,” track a cosmic “ghost particle,” uncover an ancient basilica, and ...

YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

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

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