Astronomers have achieved a first in exoplanet hunting by using the Hubble Space Telescope images to investigate a mysterious ...

Particular stars called Cepheid variables allow astronomers to determine distance, and Hubble spotted one of these within M31 ...

The Smithsonian could lose the iconic space shuttle Discovery to Texas as part of President Donald Trump’s massive tax and ...

The first interstellar object spotted in our Solar System was the cigar-shaped ‘Oumuamua, discovered in 2017 by the ...

At a time when money is too tight for NASA’s science exploration endeavors, Texas senators are willing to pour millions into ...

U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz got language into President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" that creates a path for ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began its legendary mission unfolding the secrets of our universe and producing some of the ...

Moving Discovery was the goal of legislation brought earlier this year by Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, ...

The Senate narrowly passed Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Tuesday with a provision setting aside $85 million to move Discovery ...

The object gained an official name, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, on Wednesday. Moving at a record-setting speed for an interstellar ...

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life.

The most distant known example of what astronomers call a “jellyfish galaxy” has been spotted by NASA’s James Webb Space ...