See the iconic Sombrero Galaxy in stunning new images that reveal its enormous glowing halo
This galaxy, also known as Messier 104, gets its nickname from its central bulge and outer dust trail, which give it a sombrerolike appearance from our vantage point
Buckyballs and a cosmic question mark stun in new JWST imagery of a planetary nebula
New James Webb Space Telescope images could shed fresh light on how dying stars evolve over time
Death by primordial black hole is hard to come by
Subatomic black holes from ancient cosmic history could, in principle, make you have a very bad day. But chances are you’ll never encounter one
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will begin its revolutionary mission in September
Ahead of schedule and under budget, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in early September. The mission aims to map the universe in unprecedented detail
The solar system’s first solids formed in a rush
Rather than slowly condensing over millions of years, the first building blocks of Earth and other planets may have formed rapidly in a chaotic disk at the dawn of the solar system
The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking now
The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking from April 21 to April 22. Here’s how to spot this annual celestial light show
What’s the weirdest planet in the solar system?
All the sun’s planets are oddballs. But some are more so than others
Behold! This is the largest, sharpest 3D map of the universe yet
A new map of the cosmos, including more than 47 million galaxies and other cosmic objects, represents one of the most extensive surveys of our universe ever conducted
Secrets of cosmic evolution may lurk in this black hole’s ‘dancing’ jets
A first-of-its-kind observation shows how jets from voracious black holes can shape the growth of galaxies
Artemis II reveals why humans still love the moon
The triumph of NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in a half-century is a reminder of what the moon really means for Earth—and why we’re going back
White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions
Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions
NASA’s Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy
After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot