When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

The James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered Population III stars, the universe's first generation of stars. They may ...

Astronomers have captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive dying star.

Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes.

The European Space Agency telescope used its infrared instruments to see through dark cloud LDN 1641, in the constellation Orion, around 1300 light-years away from Earth ...

A new space telescope with Irish scientific involvement goes into operation this week on a mission to study how stars behave ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted ...

Best telescopes for families with kids or teens interested in astronomy, including a budget-friendly pick and one toy model, ...

There's no better time than now to embrace the majesty of the night sky to begin a lifelong journey with amateur astronomy ...

Astrophotography often misrepresents the naked-eye appearance of celestial colors, as cameras capture saturated colors unattainable by human vision due to limitations in photoreceptor sensitivity. The ...