A nested series of dusty spirals is captured swirling around a mighty triple star system containing two of the rarest stars ...

An interstellar trespasser known as 3I/ATLAS is almost certainly a comet. So, why do so many people think it's ...

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

While none of the spacecraft have cameras perfectly designed to spot comets zipping by at speeds up to about 153,000 miles ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has spent the last several months on a tour of our solar system. NASA spacecraft and telescopes ...

Using JWST, scientists mapped WASP-18b’s atmosphere in 3D, revealing blazing regions where water molecules split apart.

It's been 35 years since Hubble came online, so in honor of the intrepid telescope's 35th anniversary, we've put together this gallery of our favorite Hubble images. The Hubble Space Telescope was ...

For the first time ever, astronomers have snapped a clear image of a planet forming around a young star. You hear about planet formation in textbooks, and scientists have modeled it for decades, but ...

The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Simon (GSFC) Music: You Want Dark Tunes? by Ave Air / ...

Scientists have identified a hidden population of asteroids that could pose a serious threat to Earth, even though we can’t see them with current telescopes. These objects, known as Venusian ...

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The space rock was previously predicted to have a slim chance of impacting our ...