Early April is also a good time to attempt the "Messier Marathon," a challenge in which observers attempt to view as many of the 110 Messier objects as possible -- ...

In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C -- a 'stellar nursery' where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new stars.

This image of the Helix Nebula, released on March 4, 2025, shows a potentially destructive white dwarf at the nebula's center ...

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time ...

SPHEREx's first images — containing roughly 100,000 points of light stars, galaxies and nebulae — have confirmed that the ...

Our guide to the best smart telescopes that will help you observe and capture images of the cosmos with just a tap of your ...

The composite image of NGC 1275, or Perseus A, reveals its dynamic structure by blending optical, radio, and X-ray data. Cygnus X-1, about 10,000 light-years away, is a powerful black hole pulling ...

A NASA space telescope on a mission to map millions of galaxies has turned on its detectors for the first time, capturing ...

NASA has put its recently launched SPHEREx space telescope into operation. The scientific mission is due to begin at the end ...

Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...