These new "space sound" clips were released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the ...

This may be an unsustainable path for NASA, one that imperils long-term success. That is the conclusion of a sweeping report, ...

Optical interferometry has been a long-proven science method that involves using several separate telescopes to act as one ...

Pulitzer Prize finalist Dave Eggers says scientists are ‘in striking distance’ of finding life on an exoplanet ...

A Mars scientist shares the inside story of the NASA Curiosity rover's poignant first photo of Earth and Mars moon Phobos ...

If you’re an astrophile, you may remember earlier this year reading about a “once-in-a-lifetime” nova outburst that would ...

A nova, a rare astronomical event, could be visible soon. It won't last long, and it won't occur again for several decades.

What will look like a new star in the sky will actually be a nova — an exploding star, NASA says. Here's how to see it.

The Triangulum Galaxy, the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, is shining with star formation in a new image ...

NASA images: Stars may give a twinkling appearance when spotted with a naked eye from the Earth. Ever wondered what these balls of gas and dust actually look like? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope ...

A planet swings in front of its star, dimming the starlight we see. Events like these, called transits, provide us with ...

Astronomers have directed NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to examine the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists call ...