Astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas crossing ...
Gravitational lenses bend and focus light from the more distant cosmos, offering astronomers a cheat code for chronicling the ...
There are nine named meteor showers left in 2024, with at least one meteor shower being active at all times. That means you ...
The mirrors for NASA's Near-Earth Object Surveyor space telescope are being installed and aligned, and work on other ...
Asteroids, comets and Kuiper belt are bodies smaller than planets that orbit the sun. Asteroids are composed of metals and rock, whereas comets also contain ice and dust. The Kuiper belt is a ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be a bright ...
Tonight’s larger-than-average moon will appear to have a “bite” missing.
From a solar eclipse to a dolphin-like nebula, these winning shots by astrophotographers from around the world depict the ...
A comet flying by Earth. Image source: Tryfonov/Adobe This asteroid passing Earth isn’t the only cosmic event we’ll be ...
The comet has since drawn attention due to its potential to become highly visible to the naked eye. On 9-10 October, Comet ...
NASA's NEO Surveyor, an infrared space telescope, is under construction at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, aimed at detecting ...
The moon will appear full for about three days, from Monday evening through Thursday morning, according to NASA.