Astronomers used James Webb Space Telescope data to determine the density of the universe's most mysterious "stuff." ...

The Sh2-284 nebula has been imaged VLT Survey Telescope. The "region of dust and gas that’s teeming with young stars, located ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) delivers three galaxy clusters and so much more. Take a ...

The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

A February moon offers a practical preview of where to look for March's total lunar eclipse.

The first major planetary alignment of 2026 will take shape after sunset at the end of the month, when six planets line up ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do people use telescopes to look into space ...

Published in Nature Astronomy, the study details how Webb's infrared instruments charted nearly 800,000 galaxies in the COSMOS field. The data reveal how dark matter – ...

We often like to tout Southern Arizona gems that lead the nation or are even unique in the world. This is one of those spaces ...

Scientists at Durham University are playing a pivotal role in creating a new telescope which can see massive stars in the Milky Way and view the distant Universe.

That community recently came together to observe Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as it passed through the night sky. Near ...