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 the NASA/ESA 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 ...

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

A BRIGHT comet will be visible to the naked eye for the first time in 80,000 years this week. Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to reach peak brightness between 27 ...

Webb has been able to observe some of the oldest, faintest light in existence, including this strange galaxy, GS-NDG-9422, as ...

NASA scientists have calculated that Earth will capture a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept. 29). The "mini-moon" comes in the ...

Alternatively, you can also seek out the Hercules constellation and Corona Borealis will be right next to it. Remember that you can't see the star in question until the nova pops, so if you look up in ...

September’s full moon delivers a rare trifecta for lunar enthusiasts: a supermoon, a partial eclipse and a harvest moon ...

The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Ryan Imperio ...

Former Tokyo resident Ikuko Kurata, who helped organize a meeting between telescope opponents and consulate staff, said the project may not be known in Japan. “Not many Japanese know about this ...