Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope. Released this week, the picture provides a breathtaking view of a nearby star-birthing center, ...

Imagine looking deep into the sky and seeing a cosmic bubble shaped by forces we are only starting to understand. Astronomers studying the Africa Nebula believe it holds answers about how quickly jets ...

The night sky never runs out of wonders. Astronomers have now turned their attention to a faint hydrogen-alpha glow. It belongs to the vast emission region known as Sh2-27 in the constellation ...

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This annual showcase highlights some of the world's best space photography, with winners, runners-up, and highly commended ...

Radioisotope power systems (RPS) keep spacecraft going with nuclear batteries. Until now, RPS operated using a plutonium isotope, but researchers have found that an isotope of americium could keep ...

The very first picture of Earth taken from the Moon was captured on August 23, 1966. The photo, though grainy and in black and white, showed our planet as a small crescent shape above the Moon’s ...

NEW YORK — Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most famous scientific instruments that has ever existed. It’s given the world an unfathomable amount of data and allowed for never-before-imagined exploration ...

A judge is considering whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to prevent a South Carolina prisoner from ...