A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.

Hubble’s latest image of the Tarantula Nebula highlights cosmic dust, interstellar gas, and active star formation.

Scientists predict Andromeda and the Milky Way will collide in about 4.5 billion years—reshaping the night sky forever!.

The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has ...

The "needle in the haystack" discovery of a powerful explosion from a mysterious unknown object outside our galaxy has excited astronomers. It went unnoticed for years within a vast, two decade-long ...

Scientists have unlocked the 3D structure of molecular clouds in the Milky Way’s center, using a groundbreaking X-ray technique. These cosmic clouds, vital for star formation, were illuminated by past ...

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

A stunning Valentine's view of a nebula contains hidden depths of starbirth and the violent deaths of massive stars.

Space scientists have unveiled a cosmic bouquet in time for Valentine's Day. The new image includes data from several ...

Supermassive black holes can fuel their own growth by cooling and recycling gas, creating a continuous cycle of feeding and ...

Supermassive black holes are seen as sources of wanton cosmic destruction, but there may be more to their powerful influence ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit ... he worked as a staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. “He was a member of the Synthesis Group, a presidential commission ...