Often referred to as "the gift that keeps giving," the HST has provided not just magnificent science — shared worldwide — but also some of our universe's most significant and ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are working to confirm potential evidence of life on a distant exoplanet ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

A reddish star is about to pass through a "beehive" of stars. That "star" is actually one of Earth's planetary neighbors.

Pulling the plastic bins down the rough pavement of my driveway, I stare up at a smattering of stars and planets. I can’t see that many; the band of the Milky Way that I used to see nightly when I ...

Imagine watching a rocket soar into the night sky, flames licking the darkness, carrying not just astronauts but the hopes ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

The latest discovery marks the first-ever "compelling clue" that a black hole may be present in the enigmatic galaxy, ...