Citizen scientists are invited to use a specialized app to sift through photos captured by powerful telescopes, searching for signs of neutron stars merging.
The two planets won't appear this close again in the night sky until 2033. Here's how to watch this unusual celestial display.
The company plans to launch thousands of direct-to-cell Starlink satellites, which may interfere with our views of the night sky.
The skyward bursts, known as gigantic jets, originate in the clouds of intense thunderstorms.
Over the past five years, the galaxy's nucleus has gone from serene to surging with energetic swirls, suggesting the emergence of a gigantic black hole.
An astrophysicist has simulated the appearance of our galaxy as it would have been seen from Egypt 4,000 years ago.
The diminutive entry-level telescope captures remarkably clear views of space, but its usability may pose a challenge.
Located one billion light-years away, the star—thought dead—appears to be going through a revival, with scientists spotting energetic flares.
The planet’s atmosphere is mixing with particles, producing a newly discovered infrared aurora.
The distant object suddenly started feeding after a prolonged silence.
Dust reservoirs spewed by two stellar deaths show how stars might be born.
The PIGS survey sought out—and found—a group of metal-poor stars staying close to the galaxy’s core.
Evidence of gamma-ray bursts emerging from the collisions of stars suggests a previously unknown trigger for stellar explosions.
The red planet donned a new color when captured in ultraviolet wavelengths.
Calculations by a gravitational wave hunter suggest that the early universe was more developed than what we can observe.
Astronomers argue that a recent study forecasting a relatively imminent stellar explosion misses the mark.
Another TRAPPIST world looks to be atmosphere-less, indicating that worlds like our own may be unique.
The Cassini spacecraft detected phosphorus—a building block of life—in the subsurface oceans of the icy moon Enceladus.
Multiple exposures and cleaning software mitigates the annoying streaks from high-orbit satellites.
NASA selected the $8.5 million cubesat to aid the Webb telescope, and together the space-base duo will observe the cosmos in ultraviolet light.
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