Humanity has always been fascinated by space. We are able to see the universe with breathtaking clarity because of NASA's ...

A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown ...

A strange, starless object is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies are born. Using the Hubble Space Telescope, NASA scientists have identified a massive cloud of dark matter and gas that looks ...

Spring skies reveal some of the best galaxies visible to backyard telescopes.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) provides more surprising details as the archive hides unique galactic visuals. The extragalactic cosmic fields have revealed a sample of galaxies with features ...

Two powerful instruments of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope joined forces to create this scenic galaxy view. This ...

GRB 230906A, a short gamma-ray burst first detected in 2023, points to a faint galaxy embedded within a long stream of torn ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all around us — stars, planets ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity ...