The James Webb Space Telescope captured NGC 346, a star-forming region about 210,000 light years away. One of the features of the region resembles a dragon. Learn more about it in this NASA tour.

An organic molecule called methanimine was found scattered throughout a dense clump of gas and dust 554 light-years away. Astronomers recently searched the gas cloud of a yet-unborn star for a ...

The icy solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) is set to make its closest pass of Earth on February 17, 2026. Visibility will depend on location and equipment.

It's a glimpse into the universe's secret architecture, revealing how even the most subtle cosmic structures orchestrate the grand ballet of creation, guiding the destiny of galaxies across the eons.

A city-sized green comet, C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś), is approaching Earth and will soon be ejected into interstellar space, ...

Exoplanet science has entered an exciting new phase with the development of the EXCITE mission, a groundbreaking project ...

Space observatories tend to work quietly, collecting data long before images reach the public. In March 2025, NASA launched the SPHEREx space telescop.

With Area 51 ruled out by President Obama, where might aliens really be hiding? Scientists have now revealed the best candidates.