The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

The Universe really seems to be expanding fast. Too fast, even. A new measurement confirms what previous -- and highly debated -- results had shown: The Universe is expanding faster than predicted by ...

In the years following the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have tallied over 1 trillion galaxies in the universe. But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby ...

In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles ...

When Pagan and DePasquale first receive the images, they appear in black and white. The colors are added to the image later, ...

The powerful, Tucson-born infrared eyes of the James Webb Space Telescope have notched another record for long-range viewing: ...

Its most notable payload was NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, which still orbits Earth to this day. Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at [email protected] ...

The object turned out to be space debris — junk left over from six decades of space exploration and a growing number of commercial launches, the Kenya Space Agency said Wednesday. It identified ...

There's no need to worry about any asteroids or meteors hitting Earth, though. James Webb Space Telescope: Time machine of our universe James Webb Space Telescope: Time machine of our universe ...

Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ... Formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the observatory was renamed in 2020 to honor Vera Rubin, who ...

Hubble reveals the dynamic processes of star creation and destruction. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope continues ... and erodes material from giant gas pillars, but it's also what creates this ...