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

This photo of M16 is the latest redux image published to mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, which ...

Thirty-five years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit. It's been sending back galactic data and images ...

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

The findings suggest that there are many more targets of opportunity for locating potentially habitable worlds across our ...

"What makes Zhúlóng stand out is just how much it resembles the Milky Way—both in shape, size and stellar mass," said the ...

The star is located in our Milky Way galaxy about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Aquila. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, 5.9 trillion ...

In a stunning twist, new observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... located about 12,000 light-years away in the Milky Way galaxy. The star, which was originally observed in a ...

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ...

The bill, which the lawmakers are calling the "Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act," would authorize the transfer of the shuttle to its "rightful home near NASA's Johnson Space Center." "I am proud ...

The discussion panel featuring the NASA heroes marked the third event in the United Way of Comal County’s speaker series benefiting the organization. Kathleen Krueger, UWCC director of public ...

NASA is offering $3 million to anyone who can invent a way to “recycle” dozens of bags of poop astronauts left on the moon more than half a century ago. The space agency wants to come up with ...