Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted the most distant “jellyfish galaxy” ever seen — a cosmic oddity streaming long, tentacle-like trails of gas and newborn stars as it speeds ...

What are some skywatching highlights in March 2026? A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox.

Last year, our most detailed map of the universe yet suggested our understanding of dark energy has been wrong for decades. The shock result is reigniting the search for a better cosmic story ...

We should not despair that we live in a universe which is beyond our understanding. We can in fact be confident that we do understand much about how the universe works ...

The first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.

From observatories to space clubs, in recent years Cyprus has entered a mini-space race of its own, transitioning from being ...

NASA said Webb observed PMR 1, nicknamed the “Exposed Cranium” nebula, in both near-infrared with NIRCam and mid-infrared with MIRI, revealing a brain-like interior divided by a dark vertical lane.

Can NASA and Elon Musk get us to Mars and beyond?

February is ending with a bang as six planets align in the night sky on Saturday. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible in the evening sky on Saturday, but you might ...

We're a little over two weeks out from the Mercury's Spring Arts Issue—look for it starting March 11—and folks the art is arting. I want to put it on your radar that the Mercury moved back to monthly ...

During a lunar eclipse, Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, causing the Moon to fall into Earth’s shadow and ...

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and an ice giant known for its striking blue-green color, caused by methane in its atmosphere. It rotates on its side with a 98-degree tilt, creating extreme ...