Science & Astronomy

The story of how JWST's images of distant galaxies and the words of an astrophysicist were misused by science deniers to try and throw shade on the Big Bang.

New research from historical sources indicates that Betelgeuse had a yellowish hue around two millennia ago.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, known as the Tarantula Nebula.

As Earth passes through the primary spiral arms of the Milky Way, thick interstellar clouds may hammer the planet with comets that have helped create the continental crust.

Observations of a violent galactic merger that occurred between 6 and 7 billion years ago could help solve the mystery of how galaxies "die," or stop forming stars.

The iconic Voyager spacecraft seen through the eyes of an archaeologist.

This is the spacecraft's 13th close approach to the sun, but its first in a new era of solar activity.

The interiors of the solar system's ice giants, Neptune and Uranus, could experience an exotic form of precipitation, and these 'diamond rains' could be more common than previously thought.

The sun-exploring Solar Orbiter spacecraft came face to face with a massive eruption of plasma from the sun, just ahead of a pivotal flyby of Venus.

A sequence of images reveals how Europe dried up over July and August when complete lack of rain caused what has been described as the worst drought hitting the continent in 500 years.

The Mars Express spacecraft captured new images of the Holden Basin on Mars, a key area in the search for ancient life on the Red Planet.

The company is pivoting to a new launch vehicle after multiple failures, including one in June that destroyed two hurricane-tracking NASA satellites.

Violent activity on the sun last week resulted in stunning views for observers in the northern hemisphere over the weekend.

NASA's venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached a key milestone.

A new image using data collected by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off one of the most perfect "Einstein rings" ever captured.

A new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a dwarf irregular galaxy called NGC 1156, which boasts a unique structure unlike most other galaxies.

Here's how the Earth could theoretically leave the solar system.

The sun-studying Solar Orbiter spacecraft will swing by Venus on Saturday (Sept. 3) and gather bonus observations of our neighbor planet's mysterious magnetic field.

Europe is suffering from the worst drought in 500 years and satellites are watching it progress in real time.

Astronomer Frank Drake, who pioneered the modern search for intelligent life in the universe, passed away Friday (Sept. 2)at the age of 92.