Two international teams zoned in on a potential answer to a decades-long mystery surrounding ephemeral cosmic X-rays.

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.

The universe is a vast and strange place, filled with astronomical phenomena that challenge everything we think we know about ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently spotted a rare cosmic phenomenon known as the "Cosmic Owl". This structure is ...

A new observatory in Chile has produced a stunningly detailed image of a nebula resembling cotton candy, using the largest ...

New research suggests sub-stellar objects called dark dwarfs could glow forever on dark matter energy. Could they reveal secrets about the universe’s hidden mass?

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged from a recent study led by astronomers from Tsinghua University in Beijing. The research, published on June 11, reveals an intriguing cosmic phenomenon known ...

Scientists have traced the source of enigmatic cosmic signals, known as fast X-ray transients (FXTs), to a violent process occurring during the death of massive stars.

Fireballs fall on the Earth every day—but the one that just streaked across the southeastern U.S. this week was unlike the ...

The Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile marks a new era in cosmic exploration. Its unique capabilities will revolutionize our understanding of the universe by mapping celestial bodies in exquisite ...

After studying the source of the strange cosmic phenomena, the researchers were even more mystified when it appeared to be originating from the same location as a NASA spacecraft that went offline ...

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers photographed a rare atmospheric phenomenon over the US and Mexico known as a "sprite" that's ...