In recognition of this year’s campuswide Women’s History Month theme, “Empowerment Echoes: Celebrating Women Who Advocate and ...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a potential “city killer.” On its estimated ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to peer into this object flying by itself through our Milky Way ...

When it starts taking scientific data in 2028, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory promises to be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope. But as Sarah Wild discovers, its ...

Previously thought to be defined by simple cloud patterns, NASA's JWST has unveiled the astonishing complexity of SIMP 0136, ...

NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for a thrilling double-mission launch on March 6, aiming to unlock cosmic secrets and solar ...

For a brief moment, asteroid 2024 YR4 had scientists on edge, with its impact probability climbing as high as 2.8%—enough to capture global attention. But thanks to rapid observations and advanced ...

The new 8.5-foot telescope is set to launch this Tuesday by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with a clear objective: to ...

Astronomers have long believed that planet-forming disks—clouds of gas and dust around young stars—last only about 10 million ...

For over 100 years, scientists have been hell-bent on talking to aliens, and new technology could give that hunt a boost.

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope captures a nearby spiral galaxy, NGC 2283, blazing with newly formed stars.

DARPA scientists are exploring ways to grow massive biological objects, such as telescope antennas or huge nets to snag ...