A neutrino with 30 times more energy than any previously seen on Earth was detected by an unfinished observatory at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea after travelling from beyond this galaxy, ...

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 ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...

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

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

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

Researchers using the Event Horizon Telescope have significantly advanced our understanding of the supermassive black hole at ...

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic ...

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

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...