K2-18b, which has eight times the mass of Earth, just might be covered with a massive ocean and blanketed by an atmosphere ...

A surprisingly well-formed spiral galaxy has been spotted just a billion years after the Big Bang, challenging long-held ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

Astrophotographer Ron Brecher has captured a stunning deep sky image of the spiral galaxy M106, located 23.5 million light ...

Star Trek has featured some of the most dangerous weapons ever seen in science fiction. These are not just laser guns or ...

Astronomers say the extreme magnetic field of Magnetar SGR 0501+4516 could ‘rip apart every atom inside the body’ ...

This week marks 35 years since Hubble first left Earth aboard the space shuttleDiscovery. Instead of receiving birthday ...

On April 24, 1990, the Space Shuttle Discovery blasted off from Kennedy Space Center, carrying the new Hubble Space Telescope ...

This week, dual escalations in Yemen and Ukraine raises sharp questions about America’s strategic priorities and its ability ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the nearby spiral galaxy ...