The Helix Nebula is one of the most well-known and commonly photographed planetary nebulae because it resembles the “ Eye of ...

Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again toward the end of February.

Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...

Most big game may have disappeared from West Africa, but there are still plenty of exciting – and little known – creatures ...

Pluto was once dismissed as a frozen leftover at the edge of the solar system, until we finally got a close-up look. What we ...

Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

First detected in 2004, the dwarf planetHaumeaquickly stood out due to its rapid rotation and elongated form. But the 2017 ...

Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious 'iron bar' in the heart of a nearby nebula that could offer a glimpse into Earth's ...

Calćada’s journey into astronomical art began when he spied Contact, a 1985 work of science-fiction by Carl Sagan, as a kid ...

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow ...