Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest observations will be made.

The algorithm models the blurring incurred by Earth's atmosphere and counteracts it, producing sharp and clear images.

This compact and portable smart telescope provides an affordable way for beginners to get started with astroimaging.

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into ...

As a professor in Caltech’s astronomy department for a decade, Mansi Kasliwal first came to the observatory as a graduate student pursuing her doctorate in astrophysics. Now she’s director ...

In the 30 years since the discovery of 51 Pegasi b, more than 6,000 planets outside our Solar System have been catalogued. Two modern-day explorers explain how.

According to data from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, the origins of the free-flying photons in the early cosmic dawn were small dwarf galaxies that flared to life, clearing the fog of ...

Scientists got a never-before-seen look at an area around a large exoplanet 625 light-years away where moons could potentially form.

The entire progression will be observed by the ESA’s orbiters the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter as well as NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will utilize the cutting-edge HiRISA ...

On October 6 1995, at a scientific meeting in Florence, Italy, two Swiss astronomers made an announcement that would transform our understanding of ...

Observing the object over several months, they found it flared up dramatically. It's gobbling up 6 billion tonnes of mass per second.

These curious rings are a relatively new astronomical phenomenon, having been detected for the first time just six years ago. Only a handful of confirmed examples are known – most of which are 10-20 ...