"Fasten Your Space Belts" could be part of a spaceflight one-two punch today. SpaceX plans to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites today, during a nearly 3.5-hour window that ...
The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...
The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest ...
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists discovered that the Milky Way 's central supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), is constantly streaming out flares without respite.
Sagittarius A*, our galaxy's supermassive black hole, is constantly producing strange eruptions. Astronomers are using the ...
SOFIA captures the magnetic field lines shaping the Keyhole Nebula, revealing hidden forces at play in the Carina Nebula.
PeV — has been detected by the underwater KM3NeT telescope, marking a pivotal moment in astrophysics. This tiny but powerful ...
A space telescope has made a significant discovery, uncovering its first Einstein ring, which scientists believe will help us ...
Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
Uranus is undoubtedly the planet with the funniest name, just ask any 6th-grade boy. Ok, if we are being honest, just about ...
Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...