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.
Astronomers have possibly discovered why Uranus and its moons have a sideways orbit.
NASA's Dawn mission is revealing some familiar planet-like features on the large asteroid Vesta.
NASA scientists, working with the WISE mission, have concluded that the Baptistina asteroid did not kill the dinosaurs.
NASA announced its new Space Launch System that will take astronauts farther into space than ever before.
Astronomers announced today a rich haul of more than 50 new exoplanets, including 16 super-Earths.
The Morrison Planetarium’s monthly take on earthly news includes earthquakes, hurricanes, storms—and more earthquakes!