NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured a striking image of a distant quasar from the "cosmic noon," including a giant energy jet "being illuminated by the leftover glow from the Big Bang itself ...

A team of astronomers have put together the largest, most detailed map of the universe ever created – and you can explore it ...

A new cosmic deep field map from the COSMOS collaboration, powered by the James Webb Space Telescope, is rewriting what ...

Learn how Hubble is measuring the expansion rate of the Universe in this new explainer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Producer & Director: James ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to begin operations in 2027, will revolutionize our understanding of dark ...

Dark matter affects how stars move within galaxies, how galaxies build up over time, and how everything in the universe is held together—but no existing tool has directly detected it. While dark ...

For nearly three decades he has created mesmerizing planetarium shows at the American Museum of Natural History. But other ...

Astronomers have discovered a "jellyfish" galaxy whose unusual shape and internal mechanisms—including distinctive "bunny ...

NASA has been hard at work exploring the far reaches of our own galaxy, as well as uncovering a tiny fraction of the universe's innumerable wonders. Whether you're looking to be reminded of the ...

The time-lapse footage was captured by NASA astronaut Jonny Kim. NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has posted his first time-lapse ...

The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

Scientists have scored a pristine view of a pair of exotic worlds orbiting a star more than 300 light-years away — one with ...