Pink: Spectrum of eta UMa acquired in a single capture by Mauve on 9 February 2026 with a 5s integration time. Blue: Hubble ...

“The Euclid data clearly confirm the presence of the extremely faint, diffuse light of CDG-2, revealing the galaxy behind the ...

NASA has detected a precursor or progenitor to a supernova for the first time – and it's all thanks to old photos. Researchers have now been able to study some of a supernova's progression by ...

Water ice on Mars, bubbling gas on a distant star, a snow-covered island, and a pre-planetary nebula are featured this week. Plus, a look back at an image of Mars taken by the Dawn spacecraft during a ...

The U.S. Postal Service unveils two striking new Priority Mail stamps showcasing awe-inspiring cosmic images, celebrating America’s continued exploration of deep space.

The James Webb Space Telescope spots evidence of a stellar explosion that could help solve the cosmic mystery of "missing red supergiants." ...

In the 1980s, sensors used to produce high-quality images for space science (including the amazing images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope) and other applications employed charge coupled device (CCD ...

Comet 41P slowed its rotation to a halt and then began spinning in the opposite direction, surprising scientists.

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to discover a former star that ...

Whether purchased by space enthusiasts, stamp collectors or casual letter writers, these stamps bring the wonders of the universe a little closer to home. Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula, located about 6, ...

A lucky alignment of galaxies allowed researchers to identify the most powerful and distant "space laser" ever found.

Two aging stars in the binary system AFGL 4106 sculpt a glowing, egg-shaped nebula as they approach the end of their lives. Astronomers have captured a spectacular scene of two ageing stars sculpting ...