The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the N79 nebula, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: ...

The teams behind two potential new space telescopes have embarked on their final design studies as they go head-to-head to ...

The awards announced would support the following projects: ...

For Europe to prosper in the new world order, we must unite in space, writes Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA) Josef Aschbacher.

Determining the expansion rate of the universe, the "Hubble constant," shapes our understanding of the cosmos, its age, and its fate.

Russian cosmonauts aboard the ISS were forced to seal a hatch and don protective equipment after the arrival of a cargo ...

A dying star is throwing a cosmic tantrum in this combined image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), which NASA has lent to the California Institute of ...

A new composite image of the Crab Nebula features X-rays from Chandra (blue and white), optical data from Hubble (purple), ...

The New Scientist's two-day discovery event featured stargazing, 'fascinating' talks and a tour of the UK's largest radio ...

Brian Greene (Cosmic String Theory) and Astrophysicist Ethan Siegel have collaborated on a National Geographic coffee-table ...

Astronomers are closer than ever to working out how the biggest galaxies in the cosmos grew so quickly before dying.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are set to massively slash costs at NASA. They will likely take aim at extremely costly programs ...