Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

The most powerful space telescope ever built is peering into some of the deepest realms of the universe. It will also now peer at a big asteroid that has low but still concerning odds — around 2 ...

Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A: The Extremely Large Telescope is planned to be one of the most capable astronomical observatories ever assembled. The telescope, currently about 60% complete, is intended to search for evidence ...

Observations from NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope and the VLT have revealed jets blasting from supermassive black holes cause ...

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

The driest place on Earth is the best place to observe the universe, with darkness offering dazzling spectacles of cosmic ...

HH 30 is a luminous region surrounding a newborn star, or protostar. The James Webb Space Telescope helped reveals ...