A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it ...

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of ...

Floating high above Earth's atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured some of the most breathtaking images ever ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic ...

Evolving dark matter may explain cosmic acceleration. Observations support a mixed model. For years, a stubborn puzzle has sat at the center of the standard cosmological model. The evidence clearly ...

Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a ...

Even astronomers who study peculiar outer space objects have their favorites. Here are some interstellar bodies that have won ...

See the iconic Pillars of Creation in this 3D visualization created from James Webb and Hubble Space Telescope data. Credits ...

Astronomers spot a red supergiant star hidden in dust just before it exploded, solving a long-standing mystery about missing supernovae.

According to theory, massive red supergiant stars should cause most supernovae, yet they are rarely observed. New James Webb ...

A study led by Howard Chen looks to explain what NASA space telescopes are missing in the search for life beyond Earth.

Researchers have identified a massive red supergiant on the brink of supernova in images from the James Webb Space Telescope, ...