Brown dwarf W1935 exhibits signs of glowing methane—possibly caused by aurorae!
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Cassiopeia A is one astronomical object that looks exactly like what it is—a star that exploded 350 years ago!
JWST launches the first day of astronomy’s big meeting with news about science, technology, and galaxies!
The connection between disks and planet formation continues to expand as astronomers view them in new detail.
What can a good-sized asteroid (330 miles across) tell us about the formation of our solar system and planet? A lot, if that asteroid is Vesta.
To celebrate Hubble’s 22nd birthday earlier this week, we thought we’d highlight some recent astronomical news.
After a year of orbiting Mercury, the MESSENGER spacecraft has returned some amazing information about the hot planet!
NASA just released a new atlas and catalog of the entire sky in infrared, thanks to the WISE mission.
Feast your eyes in the sky to see several planets over the next few weeks.
This month we celebrate 50 years of imaging Earth from space and focus on icebergs, storms and deforestation.
