Any clear, cloudless night this month is ideal to spot the planets. To get in on the sighting, go outside on a clear night a ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy ...

Learn what this survey recorded of exocomet belts, which imaged and identified bands of every size.

Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show light being emitted from these millimeter-sized ...

Some space conspiracy theories just won't go away.

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the post-sunset night sky. It's best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but it's visible north of ...

An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ...

The ESA Solar Orbiter has provided a stunning new look at the Sun by combining 25 high-resolution images. This mosaic offers a detailed view of the solar surface, including sunspots and granules, ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet just made its closest approach to the Sun, becoming visible for the first time in 160,000 years.

From the total lunar eclipse in March to three epic supermoons this fall, these are the best celestial events of 2025 that are worth traveling for (plus one to look forward to in 2026!).