The nearby T Coronae Borealis system could still explode any day now, but calculations suggest the next best chance for fireworks is later this year.
On March 29, the Moon will wedge itself between the Sun and Earth, blocking only a part of the star from our view.
The rare nova explosion—once it happens—will be so bright that you'll be able to spot it without a telescope.
Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.
Astronomers using the Webb Space Telescope spotted the gigantic—and growing—primordial galaxy.
The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos near the Paranal Observatory.
Black hole singularities might be the beginning rather than an end, new research suggests.
A system 130 light-years away contains a gas integral to life processes on Earth.
Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.
The fully formed galaxy is remarkably teeny, raising new questions about how galaxies emerge and evolve.
The discovery of 128 new moons puts Saturn way ahead of its rival, Jupiter.
On March 13, Earth's shadow will fall across the surface of the Moon, giving it a bloody red hue.
A new study finally sheds light on our mysterious cosmic neighbors and sets a planet-hunting record.
The celestial squabble between two stars has been going on for thousands of years, and is set to continue for another 1 million years.
To comply with Trump's executive order about DEI, a federally funded telescope project has altered the biography of its namesake astronomer.
In a theoretical study, researchers explored how a twin Earth with human-like life and technology might detect our technosignatures.
A galaxy in the distant universe has nine rings around it, and thanks to Hubble scientists now know why.
Mysterious little red dots threatened to overhaul modern cosmology—but new research may have solved the celestial conundrum.
The energy flare came from an old galaxy, upending prevailing theories about the source of fast radio bursts.
Six planets are lining up in a row from our Earthly view of the cosmos, in a spectacle that'll be visible in January through to February.
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