Astronomy

SCIENCE 1 day ago

Huge satellite outshines stars, troubling astronomers

The International Astronomical Union is speaking out after it said a satellite prototype was found to have become one of the brightest objects in the night sky.

AIR AND SPACE 6 days ago

Hubble Space Telescope image shows galaxies merge 671M light-years away

Scientists at NASA and the European Space Agency released an image of merging galaxies captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.

NASA November 3

Blood moon lunar eclipse expected on election day, last one for three years

A blood moon lunar eclipse will be visible in the sky early on the morning of Nov. 8, when the nation will be transfixed by the midterm elections.

SCIENCE October 31

Astronomers discover ‘planet killer’ asteroid that may one day hit Earth

Hidden within the sun's glare, astronomers have recently discovered a potentially planet-killing asteroid that could one day impact the Earth.

VIDEO October 25

October's partial solar eclipse seen over Germany

The partial solar eclipse over Hamburg, Germany

VIDEO September 27

NASA's planetary defense team successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino explains NASA's DART mission and why they intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid

VIDEO September 26

NASA DART mission to test-crash spacecraft into asteroid

'The Ordinary Spaceman' author Clayton Anderson explains how the DART Mission could protect our planet from cosmic forces in the future.

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.