Learn about the Giant Magellan Telescope–one of three next-generation, ground-based telescopes that are currently under ...

The world's largest telescope is almost as big as your house—and it’s unlocking the universe’s biggest mysteries.

"We can see, for the first time, rings of dust surrounding protoplanets made visible by the bright starlight reflecting off ...

A shockingly bright Nova explosion occurred right on cue, but its brilliance and strange chemical signature baffled astronomers.

The search for habitable planets has taken a leap forward with new space telescopes probing exoplanet atmospheres for life.

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the ...

Say hello to one of the Milky Way's neighbors! This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a scene from one of the ...

Astronomers have obtained detailed images of two protoplanets forming around the PDS 70 star system, located 370 light-years ...

A team led by a member of Tokyo Metropolitan University has made advances in the search for dark matter, observing galaxies using new spectrographic technology and the Magellan Clay Telescope.

Scientists are closer than ever to uncovering universe dark matter's secrets. Advanced telescopes and cutting-edge tech push ...