Astronomers have obtained their most detailed look yet at young galaxies in the early universe using the James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array. The

Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as perihelion, when it will pass a little over half

We were expecting a show and boy did it deliver. Skywatchers around the world were treated to stunning auroras that surged far beyond their usual polar limits, lighting up mid-latitude

Mars may have once possessed an ocean at least as large as Earth’s Arctic Ocean, a new study suggests. Previous research suggested rivers and seas once existed on Mars, raising

Scientists may finally know why Jupiter and Saturn have very different weather patterns at their poles, despite having similar sizes and compositions. The discovery could help researchers probe deep into

Six space tourists will launch to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the action live. Blue Origin is scheduled to launch its NS-38 suborbital mission

The secret behind the formation of super-Earth and sub-Neptune exoplanets has been revealed, thanks to a study of four young planets that are evaporating. Some 350 light-years away, the V1298

On Monday, Nov. 25, 2030, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the Southern Hemisphere. Although it will occur almost entirely over the Indian Ocean, totality will nevertheless happen just

Earth is still reverberating from the colossal coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck on Jan. 19, triggering dazzling aurora displays worldwide. And while tonight’s show (Jan. 20) may be somewhat

A portion of the solar radiation storm captured on Jan. 19. The incoming protons look like a ‘snowstorm’ on the SOHO spacecraft’s LASCO instrument. The bright specks of light in