Galaxies are thought to form and grow by collisions and mergers, and elliptical galaxies may be the ultimate result of this ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...

Mars shines in the evening, and is joined briefly by Mercury. Jupiter joins Venus as the month goes on. And all month, look ...

Exoplanet HIP 67522 b, fluffed up to the size of Jupiter, circles so close to its star that it’s triggering violent flares — ...

At the aphelion, the distance from the Earth’s center to the Sun’s center is going to be 152,087,738 kilometers (94,502,939 ...

A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy ...

James Webb’s mid-infrared vision has likely captured a frigid, Saturn-mass planet shaping the dusty rings around the nearby ...

Named after Dr. Vera C. Rubin, the astronomer who discovered conclusive evidence for the existence of dark matter, this ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have revealed a nearby spiral galaxy in all its brilliant glory, shining in thousands of colors. The dazzling panoramic shot released Wednesday of the Sculptor ...

This galaxy glows meekly at magnitude 14.4 and spans a mere 3.6’ by 0.8’, so a dark sky and a telescope of 10- or 12-inches is normally required to spot it.