Hitting the Books: Why AI won't be taking our cosmology jobsA scientist's gut instincts aren't something that can be programmed in a labBy A. Tarantola, 06.18.2023
James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid beltThe discovery also creates a new mystery.By J. Fingas, 05.15.2023
Astronomers finally spot a star consuming a planetEarth will eventually meet the same end.By J. Fingas, 05.04.2023
Researchers use novel method to find a distant exoplanetAstronomers view their combination of direct and indirect imaging as a breakthrough for future planetary discoveries.By W. Shanklin, 04.14.2023
How to see five planets aligned in the night sky this weekTonight is the best time to catch Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Uranus hanging out together.By W. Shanklin, 03.28.2023
Construction starts in Australia on the world's largest radio telescopeThe Square Kilometer Array will help study dark energy and the early universe.By J. Fingas, 12.05.2022
Southern hemisphere’s largest radio telescope joins search for extraterrestrial techMeerKAT will increase the number of targets that Breakthrough Listen can observe by a thousand fold.By K. Holt, 12.01.2022
NASA's Orion photographed the Earth and moon from a quarter-million miles awayThe spacecraft snapped the photo at a record-setting distance from home.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2022
Hubble spots colliding galaxies in a spectacular danceThe James Webb telescope is poised to take a closer look.By J. Fingas, 11.25.2022
Watch the last total lunar eclipse until 2025 on November 8thYou'l have to get up early in North America.By J. Fingas, 11.04.2022
James Webb telescope captures 'knot' of galaxies in the early universeThe cluster could help scientists understand cosmic expansion.By J. Fingas, 10.20.2022
James Webb telescope captures Pillars of Creation in unprecedented detailThe image provides a much better look at newborn stars.By J. Fingas, 10.19.2022
NASA's DART asteroid impact test left a trail over 6,000 miles longThis is what you get when you mess with DART.By J. Fingas, 10.04.2022
James Webb Space Telescope captures the best image of Neptune's rings in decadesThe telescope's first image of the planet is already providing new insights.By J. Fingas, 09.21.2022
James Webb Space Telescope's first pictures of Mars could reveal more about the atmosphereThe images already offer a few surprises.By J. Fingas, 09.19.2022
James Webb telescope captures surreal images of Jupiter's aurorasThe photos shed more light on the gas giant's behavior.By J. Fingas, 08.22.2022
USPS will start selling James Webb Space Telescope stamps on August 8thCelebrate cutting-edge astronomy by sending old-school letters.By J. Fingas, 07.26.2022
James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images will be revealed on July 12thThe first spectroscopic data from the observatory will be released too.By K. Holt, 06.01.2022
Scientists reveal first image of the black hole in the center of our galaxyWe now know more about the heart of the Milky Way.By J. Fingas, 05.12.2022
Hubble telescope spots the largest known comet to dateThe nucleus is 50 times larger than that of typical comets.By J. Fingas, 04.15.2022