Astronomers spotted nine galaxies with characteristics that have never been seen as a collection before. It's possible this ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified a population of “platypus galaxies” that defy ...

Green aurora can be seen dancing in Earth 's upper atmosphere as the zodiacal light fades, shimmering between the profiles of ...

Hubble has revealed a strange cosmic object called Cloud-9, a dark matter–dominated cloud with no stars at all. Scientists ...

Astronomers have discovered a new type of object that is a starless cloud that failed to form as a galaxy. Here's what to ...

If scientists are able to inspect it in person, and they find that Mars was indeed once alive with microbes, we would know ...

January's night sky events welcome 2026 with Jupiter at opposition, moon conjunctions, Orion at its peak, and more.

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike ...

The last quarter moon is on January 10, and new moon is on January 18. The waxing crescent moon is just above Saturn on ...