The Axiom Mission 4 launch sent an international crew to the ISS, advancing commercial spaceflight and preparing for the ...

The breathtaking celestial displays known as the aurorae — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora ...

Mercury hovers above the horizon near a four-percent-illuminated Moon, whose darkened face may be lit by earthshine.

Charles Messier was born in Badonviller, France, on June 26, 1730, the 10th child of court bailiff Nicolas and his wife ...

For the first time, JWST has discovered an exoplanet through direct imaging, revealing TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass world.

Globular cluster M15 hides within it a planetary nebula, Pease 1. Observers with large scopes and steady skies can find it.

As Asteroid Day marks its 10th anniversary, U.S. Senators Kelly and Cornyn introduce a resolution to establish National ...

The new planet is TWA 7 b, where the “b” means that this is the first exoplanet discovered in this system. (The “a,” if used, ...

Sir William Huggins directed his reflector, equipped with spectroscopic and photographic tools and located in his private ...

Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.

Astronomers face a data deluge from observatories like Vera Rubin — simulated skies may be key to training algorithms to keep ...

The planet Mercury is visible after sunset in the west, forming a line with the heads of Gemini the Twins: the stars Castor ...