Astronomy

Hawaii September 13

Native Hawaiians gain more authority over Mauna Kea’s controversial telescopes

Hawaii governor appointed native activists to manage sacred summit Mauna Kea, where some of the world’s most advanced astronomical observatories are located.

NASA September 6

James Webb telescope captures 'Cosmic Tarantula' in stunning new image

The James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of a "Cosmic Tarantula," showing tens of thousands of bright young stars in stunning new detail.

NASA September 1

NASA's James Webb releases first direct image of a planet outside our solar system

NASA'S James Web Telescope released the first direct image of a planet outside our solar system: HIP 65426 b, 100 times farther from its host star than Earth is from the Sun.

Texas July 26

Texas fireball lights up night sky near Austin

A fireball entered the Earth's atmosphere about 45 miles southeast of Austin, Texas, and briefly illuminated the night sky on Sunday evening.

NASA June 29

NASA Webb Telescope’s ‘first light’ images nearly bring tears to astronomers’ eyes

The general public will not get to see images from the James Webb Telescope until July 12, but astronomers who have seen them say they were nearly moved to tears.

US June 21

Summer Solstice 2022: Longest day of year kicks off season

Astronomical summer begins on Tuesday for the Northern Hemisphere, with the summer's solstice marking the longest day and the shortest evening of the year.

NASA May 26

Memorial Day could see possible tau Herculid meteor shower

The potential tau Herculid meteor shower could provide a stunning show for skywatchers on Memorial Day evening, according to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

AIR AND SPACE May 12

First image of black hole at center of Milky Way released by astronomers

An image of the supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A(asterisk), and the center of the Milky Way has been released by astronomers. The hole itself is not visible.

NASA May 7

NASA releases black hole sonifications

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released two new sonifications of well-known black holes. Sonifications are translations of astronomical data into sound.

Astronomy January 13

Red supergiant star's death witnessed by astronomers for the first time: report

Astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star for the first time.