The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...

A team of astronomers sifted through James Webb Space Telescope data from multiple surveys to compile one of the largest ...

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

A 'prelude to a supernova' is how NASA describes this stunning new James Webb Space Telescope image of Wolf-Rayet Star WR 124 ...

Leo P, a galaxy once dormant, has reawakened to form stars again, offering new clues about the universe's earliest galaxies.

Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

With new images from the Hubble Space Telescope, we have new information here in the Milky Way about our closest neighboring ...

Leo P, a tiny galaxy, stopped making stars after the universe’s reionization. Unlike most galaxies, it restarted billions of ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Illinois stargazers have the chance to see a "planet parade" this January, with four bright planets to be visible in a single line of sight. There also are three chances to see a supermoon later this ...

The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...