Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

Astronomers have already warned that SpaceX's Starlink satellite network contributes to blemishes on images from ...

Researchers have discovered a large, orderly spiral galaxy that formed soon after the Big Bang, when space was only about 1.5 ...

Planned megaconstellations would contaminate the view of the cosmos of four orbiting telescopes Many of the images taken by ...

Astronomical images could be blemished by bright streaks, if plans for huge numbers of satellites go ahead — plus, the ...

One of the reasons astronomers like to put telescopes in space is that the “seeing” is better. With no turbulent atmosphere in the way the stars shine steadily, rather than twinkling as they do when ...

New research shows how the star's powerful outbursts could help scientists assess which worlds might support life.

"We reported hints of methane, but the question is, 'is the methane attributable to molecules in the atmosphere of the planet ...

New simulations of Milky Way-like galaxies reveal that the strange split between two chemically distinct groups of stars may ...

Like a toddler right before naptime, TRAPPIST-1 is a small yet moody star. This little star, which sits in the constellation ...

Scientists flew the XL-Calibur telescope on a high-altitude balloon to measure polarized X-rays from Cygnus X-1. These measurements reveal details about the chaotic, superheated material swirling ...

NASA has just released the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope, and they’re unlike anything we’ve ...