It is only the third such object to have been identified as having an interstellar origin, which means it did not begin its journey in our Solar System and will not end it here.

It currently sits around 420 million miles (or 670 million kilometres) from Earth. Astronomers have since confirmed its ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the centuries-old remains of supernova SNR 0509-67.5 with the European Southern ...

Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a ...

When science organizations in the United States, Europe, and Japan dreamed up a new, ultra-powerful millimeter and ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

The universe is a happening place—full of exploding stars, erupting black holes, zipping asteroids, and much more. The Rubin Observatory released its first images last week, and they’re stunning—vast, ...

Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...

Recapping some of the most talked-about news this week from the nation and around the world – in case you missed it.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

The LSST camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its jaw-dropping first images, each capturing 45 times the area ...