Jupiter reaches opposition; meanwhile, the star Canopus shines bright and the constellation Pictor offers many gems to view.

An unusual planetary system with three known ultra-low density "super-puff" planets has at least one more planet, according ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted five galaxy candidates dating to just 200 million years after the Big Bang, making ...

TheAtlPhoto is sharing a new image from a space telescope every day until December 25. This photo from Hubble shows the ...

Vesto Slipher was not well known, but his groundbreaking observations helped uncover one of astronomy’s most fundamental ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the iconic Pillars of Creation and the view is spectacular! Travel 6,500 ...

Magnetic Tornadoes Researchers have observed mysterious, "dark ovals," each roughly the size of the Earth, dotting the polar ...

Scientists used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe a star with a planet-forming disk that gets to absolutely scorching ...

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

A side-by-side comparison of the photo with its predecessor from the Hubble telescope shows how clearer the newer telescope ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered ...

As the term comes to an end, new academic opportunities come to life right here on campus. A brand-new exhibit at the Museum ...