The rotating disk galaxy, mostly made up of dark matter, was discovered within a larger cloud of fast-moving hydrogen gas.

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide more evidence for what some consider a biosignature — but debate is ...

The shining Southern Pinwheel Galaxy (M83) in Hydra checks almost every box an amateur astronomer could desire.

The company’s New Shepard rocket launched celebrities and four others to the edge of space and back on April 14, 2025.

JADES-GS-z13-1-LA is a young galaxy shining just 330 million years after the Big Bang, signaling it's part of a process ...

Vast Space, one of several commercial firms vying to replace the International Space Station (ISS) following its planned deorbit at the end of the decade, this week signed key agreements that ...

Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator, finally got his day in the Senate and laid out his vision for the space agency to pursue missions ...

The U.S. is in the midst of a second Space Race, and NASA is in a time crunch. How can it keep ambitions for the Moon and ...

Barring any major development, Isaacman will likely be confirmed as NASA administrator by the Senate in the coming weeks. The ...

There’s real joy in sharing a telescope with others and observing in a crowd. Here's how you can find a star party near you ...

A planetary scientist explains new research explaining the differing compositions between space rocks that hit Earth and are brought back.