The James Webb Space Telescope's image of NGC 1087 reveals a breathtaking face-on spiral galaxy, with a tightly wound structure extending from its bright, energetic core. This image of the face-on ...

The record-breaking galaxy is revealing secrets about the first stars and their unexpected chemical fingerprints.

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the centennial of quantum mechanics’ framework, Hubble’s 35th anniversary and the legacy of Kanzi the bonobo.

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Dr. Jennifer Wiseman explains the Hubble Space Telescope's view of the Pillars of Creation ...

Dark matter is more than five times as abundant as all the visible matter in the universe. So why can't we see any of it?

The stately and inclined spiral galaxy NGC 3511 is the subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The galaxy is ...

In April, scientists captured global attention by announcing they'd found a molecule in a faraway planet's atmosphere that ...

Naturally, the aurora on our solar system's largest planet is hundreds of times brighter and more energetic than our own Northern lights.

Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to rise off Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center Wednesday, carrying a load that cannot be weighed with conventional scales. When the seven astronauts ride the ...

Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black ...

Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European Space Agency (Esa). It has launched spectacularly ...