Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these ...

There is a new method to detect and map spots on stars by "using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets." ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a colorful portrait of a nearby stellar cradle, revealing a wealth of insights about ...

If dark stars existed, they would have been capable of forming in the universe before ordinary stars could have formed. When ...

"One thing popped out as clear as anything, this previously unknown 'bar' of ionized iron atoms, in the middle of the ...

Frisco Elementary School hosted a family stargazing event with the help of community partners Thursday, Jan. 16. Students ...

Three billion years after the Big Bang, a massive galaxy already looked like it had run out of time. It spun in a calm, ...

Astronomers found an iron bar in the Ring Nebula that doesn't match any known stellar phenomenon. Scientists can't explain ...

The Ring Nebula, a stunning celestial structure residing in our neighborhood of the Milky Way galaxy, was discovered by ...

One of the most stubborn issues in cosmology today concerns the universe's rate of expansion. Scientists know it's expanding, ...

The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, ...