The JWST has done it again. The powerful space telescope has already revealed the presence of bright galaxies only several hundred million years after the Big Bang. Now, it's sensed light from a ...

The billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, should appear especially vibrant in May 2025 as the band ...

Scientific American spoke with the astronomer who has contributed to the discovery of two thirds of Saturn’s known moons ...

Because of light pollution, 80% of U.S. residents typically can’t see the Milky Way, according to LiveScience.com, a science news publication. The galaxy’s bright core will be easier to see and higher ...

The large golden aura is formed from the incoming light reflected off the sun-side of the occulter, a device that blocks the ...

The moon will rise with Venus and the ice giant Neptune in the pre-dawn sky on Thursday, May 22.

A ghostly Martian moonrise, starlit skies, and a mission chasing life’s traces—Perseverance captures more than just images.

On what might have been the proudest day of Jack Burns’s long career in astronomy, he was sitting on a beach. Orbital ...

But when scientists peer very far back, they find conundrums. JWST observations of the distant past are at odds with ...

Jumping back in time, Thuban was positioned as a North Star some 4,700 years ago, as early civilizations thrived in ...

The next time you pick up a bag of spuds from the supermarket or fill up the car with petrol, you can thank a treaty signed ...

Find out where to catch the Milky Way's appearance in the night sky as it becomes more visible with the 2025 summer ...