"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see ...

After a yearslong series of setbacks, NASA's Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or ESCAPADE, mission has ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

On December 25, 2021, the largest and most powerful space telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, was launched into space ...

Astronomers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, and the Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets (IREx) at the University of Montreal ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope may have detected the universe’s first stars, Pop III stars, in galaxy LAP1-B, offering a glimpse into cosmic history.

Satellite megaconstellations are increasingly impacting astronomical observations. Bright satellite streaks are compromising ...

A building-sized asteroid had a 1-in-32 chance of hitting Earth at its peak, but astronomers soon found there was zero chance ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has quietly crossed a threshold that turns a long‑planned mission into a near‑term ...

An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications ...

Before the ribbon cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by Westfield High School Astronomy Club members Krystyna Goulette and Kaitlyn Goulette — ...

In theory, leaner NASA oversight, greater use of off‑the‑shelf hardware and narrower science goals can cut costs while launching more missions and increasing the total science return. If ESCAPADE ...