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Using new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories on Earth, scientists have confirmed the existence of Betelgeuse's elusive companion star, named Siwarha.

An international team of astronomers using a combination of ground-based telescopes, including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaii Island, has discovered the first-ever spatially resolved, gravitationally lens...

Astronomers found a handful of unusual objects in JWST survey data. These 9 point sources are being called 'Astronomy's Platypus' because, like the animal, they seem to defy categorization. They're not li...

A new video shows the evolution of Keplers Supernova Remnant using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory captured over more than two and a half decades. Keplers Supernova Remnant, named after the German astronomer Jo...

NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation of McLean, Virginia, to provide launch range operations support at the agencys Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Wallops Range Contract has a total potential v...

Roguelite structure, mysterious narrative, and breakneck third-person shooter action come together once again in Housemarque's Saros.

NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back a striking new "postcard" from high on the slopes of Mount Sharp, offering a dramatic look at the rugged Martian landscape it's been exploring for more than a decade.

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object -a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a relic or remnant of early galaxy formation. Nicknamed Cloud-9...

"This is a tale of a failed galaxy."

It feels like every week now were writing a new article about how 3I/ATLAS is not an alien technology. But its worth re-iterating, and perhaps taking a look at the methodology we used to prove that statement. A new paper...

HOUSTON, TX January 6, 2025 - For nearly a century, humanitys vision of spaceflight has been shaped not only by engineers and astronauts, but by those who dared to imagine [] The post Willy Leys Long-Awaited Journey to O...

Artemis 2, NASA's next astronaut mission to the moon, is gearing up for a launch that could occur as soon as Feb. 6.

After combing through NASAs James Webb Space Telescopes archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample of galaxies that have ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth.

Congress plans to allocate $24.4 billion to NASA for fiscal year 2026, nearly $6 billion more than President Trump had proposed.

NASA opens the International Space Station for scientists and researchers, inviting them to use the benefits of microgravity for commercial and public research, technology demonstrations, and more. Today, a portion of th...

NASAs SPHEREx Observatory has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, as seen here in this image released on Dec. 18, 2025. This image features a selection of colors emitted primarily by stars (blue, green, and whi...

A new study led by a Georgia State University astronomy graduate student is a major step forward in the search for stars that could host Earth-like planets that may prove to be good havens for life to develop. Sebastián...

The reservoir seen in this image is sometimes referred to as the "eye of Quebec."

Space operators face a complex and evolving cybersecurity regulatory challenge. While the importance of cybersecurity in todays digital world is widely recognized, international approaches remain inconsistent. Long-term ...

After combing through NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's archive of sweeping extragalactic cosmic fields, a small team of astronomers at the University of Missouri says they have identified a sample of galaxies ...

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted two rare kinds of dust in the dwarf galaxy Sextans A, one of the most chemically primitive galaxies near the Milky Way.