Astronomy News

artist's concept of blue white dwarf star that looks like a planet on a black background

Strange ‘two-faced’ star discovery could be a preview of our Sun’s futureJuly 20, 2023

Illustration of asteroid 16 Psyche

NASA enters ‘home stretch’ in mission to reach golden asteroid worth $10,000 quadrillionJuly 19, 2023

Image of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex from the James Webb Space Telescope

JWST turns 1! Scientists celebrate space telescope’s first anniversary with jaw-dropping imageJuly 15, 2023

Quasars — shown here in an artist's illustration— are some of the brightest objects in the universe. The energy released by the quasar's supermassive black hole as it devours mass from its surroundings is widely considered to be the main driver in limiting the growth of massive galaxies. CREDIT Space Telescope Science Institute

JWST discovers pearl-like string of ancient galaxiesJuly 11, 2023

Earth-like planets in solar system?

Water everywhere! Chances of finding planets with liquid water just got 100 times betterJuly 10, 2023

The Sh2-284 nebula

Can you see it? Astronomers capture new images of the ‘smiling cat’ nebulaJuly 5, 2023