Hubble telescope 'mother' Nancy Grace Roman diesShe was also NASA's first woman executive.By J. Fingas, 12.31.2018
Hubble Space Telescope is in trouble after gyroscope failureThe 28-year-old space observatory is currently in safe mode.By S. Krishna, 10.08.2018
Researchers may have found the first signs of an exomoonThe Neptune-sized object is orbiting the star Kepler-1625.By M. Locklear, 10.03.2018
Turns out the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua is a comet after allIt was thought to be an asteroid after it was first observed.By M. Locklear, 06.28.2018
Scientists validate theory of relativity on galactic levelThe test achieved an unparalleled level of precision.By J. Fingas, 06.24.2018
Hubble space telescope spots the farthest known starIt's 100 times farther away than the previous record.By J. Fingas, 04.02.2018
First observed interstellar object is a speedy, cigar-shaped asteroidIt has been traveling for hundreds of millions of years.By M. Locklear, 11.21.2017
Long-delayed Thirty Meter Telescope gets the go-ahead, for nowProtesters vow to keep fighting its construction.By M. Locklear, 09.29.2017
Hubble telescope spots evidence of water on Trappist-1 planetsThere's a very slim chance the planets are habitable.By N. Summers, 09.01.2017
Early universe 'fireworks' challenge notions of how stars formThe ancient cosmos may have been packed with tiny star incubators.By J. Fingas, 07.09.2017
Current theories might be wrong about how a galaxy evolvesA dead galaxy discovered with the Hubble telescope doesn’t fit with current understandings.By M. Locklear, 06.23.2017
Stars can turn into black holes without a supernovaOur assumptions about star death might be misguided.By J. Fingas, 05.28.2017
Hubble telescope spots 'runaway' black holeThe black hole, shot out of a distant galaxy, is the first of its kind.By D. Lumb, 03.23.2017
Universe may hold 10 times more galaxies than once thoughtWe just can't see most of them.By J. Fingas, 10.16.2016
NASA observes possible water geysers on EuropaThe observation appears to confirm earlier sightings of water spewing from Jupiter's moon.By A. Dalton, 09.26.2016
Hubble study helps explain the heyday of galaxy formationGas-heavy galaxies were creating plenty of stars billions of years ago.By J. Fingas, 09.25.2016
Hubble discovers a new 'dark vortex' on NeptuneJust checking the weather on those outer planets.By A. Dalton, 06.24.2016
Faintest known galaxy could shed light on the early universeScientists have discovered a very tiny galaxy from 13 billion years ago.By J. Fingas, 05.30.2016
NASA finds 'super-Earth' with an atmosphere it can analyseBut don't expect to find life there.By A. Tarantola, 02.17.2016