We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

NASA's IMAP mission will delve into the mysteries of the heliosphere, mapping its boundaries and studying solar wind ...

In the meantime, there remains a chance to glimpse Gaia through a small telescope before its final retirement. Uwe Lammers, ...

But researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space ...

Rare planetary alignment featuring Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars promises celestial splendour in the southern hemisphere's twilight skies.

Galaxies like the Milky Way grow by merging with smaller galaxies over billions of years, unlike dwarf galaxies, which have long been thought to lack the heft to attract mass and grow in the same way.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a mid-infrared picture of Sagittarius A*, filling in a long-standing gap in observations..

A team of astronomers led by University of Arizona researcher Catherine Fielder captured the most precise photographs of a small galaxy and its surroundings re ...

The European Space Agency's Milky Way-mapping space mission Gaia, which involves UCL researchers, has completed its ...

BAE Systems built both the spacecraft bus and telescope for the observatory, in addition to leading spacecraft integration ...

Astronomers are celebrating the completion of a 2.5-billion-pixel panoramic picture of the entire Andromeda Galaxy. The team includes several UC Santa Cruz researchers who made significant ...

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee, Florida, is a hidden gem renowned for its pristine dark skies, making it ...