Robert Lea

The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is melting in unexpected ways that could lead to its rapid collapse, a new study has revealed.

The moon will meet up with the closest planet to the sun Mercury on Saturday, as the two celestial bodies meet in conjunction in the morning sky.

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed Abell 2744 also known as "Pandora's Cluster" spotting the merger of three galactic clusters to birth a "mega cluster."

A new technique to measure starspots could help test stellar magnetism theories and improve our understanding of habitable zones.

On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Venus and Neptune will join together in the night sky, and the pair will share an arrangement known as a conjunction the next day.

Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has been predicted to have a period of 50,000 years, but there’s a chance it’s racing out of the solar system.

The icy volcanism of Pluto's moon Charon may be driven by an internal frozen ocean erupted through a thin shell.

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a young, distant galaxy feasting on its neighbors just like the early Milky Way once did.

The hypnotizing image of the swirling galaxy was taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array and the Very Large Telescope.

Samus returns to the Nintendo Switch in Metroid Prime Remastered, a new version of the GameCube classic with updated and improved graphics and dual stick and classic control system options.

Astronomers have discovered evidence that the Andromeda galaxy grew by merging with another galaxy, resulting in a mass stellar migration event.

The annual meteor shower Alpha-Centaurids peaks on Wednesday (Feb. 8) as Earth passes through a cloud of debris left by an unknown comet - but only for skywatchers in the Southern Hemisphere.

The massive comet 96P Machholz is currently headed through the inner solar system, and a closer look at this unusual 4-mile-wide space snowball reveals that it's chasing its own tail.

Astronomers have directly imaged a brown dwarf, a so-called "failed star," in the Hyades cluster, which lies 150 light-years from Earth.

By accidentally finding a tiny Washington Monument-sized asteroid, the James Webb Space Telescope has demonstrated how useful it can be much closer to home.

It's a meeting of the GOATs this weekend when superstar green comet C/2022 E3 meets up with Capella, the Goat Star. Capella should help skywatchers spot C/2022 E3 as it races away from Earth.

A Hubble Space Telescope image shows the scattered and chaotic population of stars in a globular cluster located 31,000 light-years from Earth.

Jupiter now boasts the largest number of moons orbiting it after scientists discovered another 12 moons, bringing the behemoth's total up to 92.

The moon has a date with the bright stellar twins of Gemini, Castor, and Pollux, on Friday night.

Using the Hubble Space Telescope astronomers have measured the mass of a lone white dwarf star, LAWD 37, the kind of stellar remnant our sun will leave behind.

A newly released image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows a crowded field of galaxies and stars, with a distant spiral galaxy standing out in stunning detail.

Scientists have released one of the most accurate maps of the universe's matter ever created, featuring precise measurements of its distribution throughout the cosmos.

Humans have five new leads in the search to find life beyond our solar system.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn't been this close to Earth in 50,000 years since the last ice age and prior to the extinction of the Neanderthals.