The world's largest solar telescope has reached an important milestone. The data published now were obtained during the technical commissioning of the instrument.

A study suggesting the exoplanet K2-18b may contain potential signs of alien life has been met with skepticism from the scientific community. Here’s the truth about what the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Solar flares accelerate energetic electrons that escape into interplanetary space, guided by the Parker spiral magnetic field ...

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

open image in gallery NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed what is thought to be the first-ever recorded planetary engulfment event. The observations yielded surprising results (NASA ...

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have made the first direct observation of star clusters colliding and merging at the hearts of dwarf galaxies. The discovery could help scientists ...

China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta Four ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there, waiting ...

Sosa, who is hitting .550 in six games this season, slotted in for Max Kepler. Sosa previously appeared in the outfield for a total of 6⅓ innings as a defensive substitution. Most recently, he made ...

Astronomers are about to use a powerful new telescope to scan the entire southern sky. They'll take so many pictures, it will effectively create a movie to help astronomers spot anything that ...