Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...
James Webb Space Telescope and the W.M. Keck Observatory captured new images of Saturn's moon Titan. Credit: NASA/STScI/W. M. Keck Observatory/Judy Schmidt | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...
Revolutionary technique allows astronomers to capture incredibly high-resolution images of distant galaxies and supermassive black holes.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the moon transit the sun. Sunspot AR3311 was active with m-class flares. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDP/Helio Viewer| edited by Steve Spaleta ...
YR4 has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Astronomers are tracking it to refine estimates of its size and orbit to see how much of a risk the space rock poses.
Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...
A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.
It measures 130 to 300 feet across, a pebble compared to the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, which is estimated to have ...
The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is revealed in an unusual light in this exceptionally deep Chandra X-ray ...
It might be hard spotting Venus on Valentine's Day in Indiana because of cloudy weather. February, however, is still the best ...
With HiT&MiS deployed in Sweden, physics Ph.D. student Charmi Patel '24 will use it to monitor the northern lights, as seen ...
New data reveals a 3-million-light-year filament connecting two galaxies, each of which hosts a supermassive black hole.