Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the Sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear in close conjunction.

The trio is a rarity—and when all of its unusual traits are considered together, it is unique.

Space exploration is meant to create a positive future. The legacy of Apollo, and of our robot explorers in the solar system ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.

A stellar occultation this month gave scientists an opportunity to scrutinize the seventh planet from the Sun.

By day, Chris Boone leads the USC Price School of Public Policy as dean. By night, he captures the wonders of the cosmos ...

He called it “the first really big advance” in our understanding of the universe in a quarter century, when dark energy was discovered in the first place. “And this is a Tucson story.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has begun generating test images of the night sky, but the big reveal is expected ...