On November 16, 1974, humans sent their first message to the stars in an attempt to contact extraterrestrials. They did this ...

Pan across the James Webb Space Telescope's view of the Cosmic Cliffs, "a region at the edge of a gigantic, gaseous cavity ...

JWST observations suggest Population III stars may have formed 13 billion years ago, helping trace early galaxies.

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has been exploring the cosmos for 3 years. See some of the amazing highlights.

Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

A new super-Earth GJ 251 c, located a mere 20 light-years from Earth, is shaping up as one of the most promising prospects to ...

NASA is set to release high-resolution images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

As the cosmos continues to captivate our imagination, an exciting opportunity awaits stargazers: the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its way back into view, and you can witness this celestial ...

Known for its clear skies and brilliant stars, New Zealand is on track to become the world’s first "dark sky nation".

The preview at the new Stamford Museum & Nature Center included a 5-minute show in the planetarium. This image of ...

Andrew McCarthy coordinated with friend and YouTube personality Gabriel C. Brown to create the striking image on Nov. 8 in ...

The Leonids meteor shower tends to look like it's coming from the constellation Leo the Lion and the eastern part of the sky.