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US June 21, 2022

Summer Solstice 2022: Longest day of year kicks off season

Astronomical summer begins on Tuesday for the Northern Hemisphere, with the summer's solstice marking the longest day and the shortest evening of the year.

NASA May 26, 2022

Memorial Day could see possible tau Herculid meteor shower

The potential tau Herculid meteor shower could provide a stunning show for skywatchers on Memorial Day evening, according to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office.

AIR AND SPACE May 12, 2022

First image of black hole at center of Milky Way released by astronomers

An image of the supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A(asterisk), and the center of the Milky Way has been released by astronomers. The hole itself is not visible.

NASA May 7, 2022

NASA releases black hole sonifications

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released two new sonifications of well-known black holes. Sonifications are translations of astronomical data into sound.

Astronomy January 13, 2022

Red supergiant star's death witnessed by astronomers for the first time: report

Astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star for the first time. 

NASA December 23, 2021

NASA James Webb telescope vs the Hubble Space Telescope

Don’t ask astronomers to choose between the Hubble Space Telescope and the new kid on the cosmic block, the James Webb Space Telescope.

Astronomy September 9, 2021

Astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto narrows search for hypothetical 'Planet Nine'

In the continued search for the speculated ninth planet in our Solar System, Michael Brown, the CalTech astronomer who led the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006, has co-written a new study that claims to have narrowed the region the planet could be located.

SCIENCE July 23, 2021

Astronomers make first detection of this 'moon-forming' phenomenon

Astronomers have discovered the presence of a disk around a planet beyond our solar system for the first time.

SCIENCE June 26, 2021

NASA completes tests to identify problem with Hubble Space Telescope computer

NASA said Friday it had completed additional diagnostic testing in an effort to identify a problem with the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) payload computer.

AIR AND SPACE June 23, 2021

Can ET see us? Study finds many stars with prime Earth view

Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think.

SCIENCE June 9, 2021

SEE IT: NASA probe takes stunning new shots of Ganymede

New images from NASA's Juno probe have provided astronomers with a dramatic view of Jupiter’s largest moon.