Earth will soon be gaining a “mini-moon” but it’s only temporary, officials say. Only large, powerful telescopes are likely ...

Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects -- the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA ...

In a surprise finding, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the blowtorch-like jet from a supermassive black hole at the core of a huge galaxy seems to cause stars to ...

As astrotourism continues to take off, more travelers are planning trips on Earth based on night sky events—from solar ...

Astronomers have constructed telescopes of every kind - massive observatories designed to pick up faint traces of light ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a rare galaxy at the dawn of time that may be a "missing link" ...

When to see comet A3. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS reaches its perihelion on Friday. This marks its closest pass by our ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the galaxy named GS-NDG-9422 — a realm that existed about one billion years after ...

For the first time in 80,000 years, the comet C/2023 A3 - also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS - is making its grand return to our ...

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the form of the tiny asteroid 2024 PT5, which usually orbits the sun as part of a ...

Here's everything you need to know about 2024's "comet of the year," C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), from when it will appear ...