Hanging below the vast cosmic heart is a knot of dust and gas known informally as the Fishhead Nebula, thanks to its vaguely ...

Think of it this way: only around 10,000 decently sized meteorites slam into Earth per year. Meanwhile, the planet is ...

The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

The outline of the cosmic simian's mouth and face are sculpted from a colossal cloud of molecular dust located some 500 light ...

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

The new spectrograph on Chile's SOAR telescope captures Eta Carinae with unprecedented precision, revealing the secrets of ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a breathtaking cosmic landscape that looks more like a scene from fantasy than reality. What appears to be a glowing mountain peak shrouded in mist is ...

Earth's moon is occasionally illuminated by flickers, glows or beams of light. What are these mysterious lights?

Learn about the chemical signature that may be the first evidence to come from proto Earth, the unruly first phrase of our ...

A team of astronomers and Jordanian astronomy enthusiasts, using smart and simple computerized telescopes in Jordan, the UAE, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth in May 2024 ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...