This one telescope is enabling us to deduce not just the chemical and mineral compositions of distant worlds, but their ...
Join a unique expedition to the remote wilderness region of northern Sweden, to unearth the science of astronomy, while staying at the world's largest hotel made of ice. Visit an array of telescopes, ...
At the University of Iowa, the success of a project that brought the largest grant in its history to the institution and support from within and outside the university have led to the creation of ...
A new citizen science project invites the public to scan never-before-seen images from the Euclid Space Telescope in search ...
Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...
A NASA team using the Hubble Space Telescope found an object in space never recorded before, nicknamed “Cloud-9.” Cloud-9 is a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud considered a “relic” or remnant of ...
"This is the least transparent NASA budget request I've ever seen — and I've literally looked through every single one since 1960." ...
Of the roughly 7,300 active satellites in Earth orbit, about 3,600 are part of SpaceX’s growing fleet of Starlink internet ...
The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped ...
Uncover the mysteries of the cosmos with the latest news on celestial events and space exploration. Learn about our universe ...
On January 3, NASA closed the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, the largest research library in the agency. The closure follows months of chaotic building shutdowns, ...
What would you do if you woke up on a spaceship light-years from Earth without knowing why you’re there? Project Hail Mary opens in theaters March 20. Ahead of the film’s release, Astronomy spoke with ...