Astronomers produce the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

Astronomers have unveiled one of the most ambitious maps yet of the early universe, revealing a vast "sea of light" between galaxies that had remained otherwise hidden in previous surveys.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started releasing its first discoveries: including supernovae, variable stars and asteroids ...

A newly detected X-ray transient may reveal the first direct evidence of an intermediate-mass black hole consuming a white dwarf. A newly observed cosmic outburst is giving astronomers a rare glimpse ...

Observations from a global network of telescopes helped verify that NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of ...

A galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, an elusive form of matter that doesn’t interact with light, was spotted by Hubble 250 million light-years from Earth.

One of our universe's biggest stars has dramatically turned into a rare, yellow 'hypergiant' star, and astronomers aren't sure when it will go supernova.

Scientists have found a protective bubble around a young star, HD 61005. This astrosphere, similar to our Sun's heliosphere, shields planets from harmful cosmic rays. The discovery helps understand ...

When Ukrainian forces retook the site of the Braude Radio Astronomy Observatory in September 2022 after forcing a Russian ...

Lost notes reveal Galileo closely studied the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy, offering fresh insight into his early ...