The space-based observatory has revolutionized the way we see space, and it can now add another remarkable accomplishment to its growing list.

However, these “dormant” singularities will occasionally come into contact with stars and other objects as they move around the galaxy. If they come too close, these objects are gobbled up by the ...

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the initial stages of a solar system's formation around a distant star, HOPS-315.

The Very Large Telescope in Chile has found, for the first time, an infant planet nestled in spiral arms of dust around a ...

Radio astronomers like a bit of peace and quiet, so they're sending an historic first radio telescope to the Moon. To block ...

Scientists have long speculated that Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, is not alone. Now, thanks to ...

The findings confirm a long-standing theory first proposed in the early 1900s. More importantly, it sheds new light on how ...

Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret "buddy" star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest ...

Compound, or catadioptric, telescopes combine lenses and mirrors for a compact option, suitable for both planetary and ...

Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes "have determined that a giant black hole has destroyed a ...

Top American astronomers are hunting for clues about a 48-foot-wide scope that Beijing isn’t talking about.