esa

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been busy peering into the distant reaches of the Universe, otherwise known as the "Cosmic Dawn." This period when the Universe was only a few hundred million years old is a treasure trove of information about how galaxies evolved when the Universe was very young.

Nearly 10 months after its first successful test photos and six months after its first actual images, the European Space Agency (ESA) has finally released the first full-color science photos from its Euclid space telescope. The wait was worth it.

The European Space Agency (ESA) published a new video captured from its Solar Orbiter that provides an up-close, detailed look at the Sun's corona.

A photo taken by the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has set the internet alight after it apparently shows large clusters of black spiders crawling on the surface of the Red Planet's southern polar region.

In 1181, a supernova explosion appeared in the night sky for 185 days. Historical records show that the supernova, which some witnesses said looked like a "temporary star," shined as bright as Saturn in the constellation Cassiopeia.

While the James Webb Space Telescope has been busy helping scientists solve some of the greatest mysteries of the early Universe, the powerful telescope has also found that many distant galaxies have flattened oval disk and tube-like shapes, unlike the spiral and elliptical structures that are more typically seen in closer galaxies.

150 million light-years from Earth, a relatively small galaxy, UGC 5189A, was the site of a massive supernova, a super-powerful star explosion.

Hubble continues to generate some some outstanding visuals of space and its latest is no exception. However, as much as this photo looks like it portrays a densely packed region of galaxies, reality is not quite so straightforward.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a pair of satellites called the Proba-3 which will do what was previously thought impossible: block out the Sun in order to observe its corona for an extended period of time.

A new image of Earth may not look like much at first glance, but how it was captured is incredible.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is often overshadowed by the shiny new observatory in the room, the James Webb Space Telescope, but its latest photo of a gorgeous spiral galaxy is a nice reminder that ol' reliable can still impress.

It has been a busy week for the James Webb Space Telescope. Fresh images of the Crab Nebula and the Messier 83 spiral galaxy have been shared, showcasing incredible new views of the cosmos.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new photos captured by the Mars Express satellite that show evidence of landslides and a turbulent past around the most imposing volcano in the Solar system: Olympus Mons.

A newly released photo captured by the Hubble Space Telescope shows off a spectacular cluster teeming with bright, glittering stars that is available in greater than 4K resolution.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released a new set of photos captured by the BepiColombo probe that showcases some very clear images of Mercury as well as "tectonic and volcanic curiosities."

A lovable sloth named Gerard photobombed a major rocket launch in South America when he unexpectedly appeared on the livestream.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a gorgeous photo of the seventh planet from the Sun, Uranus. Not only that, but the rings around the ice giant are clearly visible for only the third time.

One of the first images the James Webb Space Telescope ever captured was only possible thanks to a gravitational lens. Its latest is another example of this phenomenon, this time featuring a galaxy called the Cosmic Seahorse.

The James Webb Space Telescope has recently captured a large spiral galaxy that resembles Earth's own Milky Way Galaxy that exists a little over a billion light years away.

Hubble is getting into the Halloween spirit with its photo of the galaxy cluster Abell 611. This, like all galaxy clusters, is a cosmic mystery to astronomers who aren't sure how it is able to stay together since there doesn't seem to be enough mass to keep it from flying apart.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new celestial image that depicts two objects, described as "glowing clumps," that are found around some newborn stars.

The Solar Orbiter mission recently flew close to the Sun to show Earth's nearest star over 20 days from September 20 to October 10.

Even though the James Webb Space Telescope tends to steal the space-themed headlines lately, the Hubble Space Telescope is still capturing incredible photos of the universe, including this galactic pair that are so close to one another that they are distorted by each other's gravity.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team has translated some of the telescope's first photos into music. Called sonification, the goal is to make the JWST's image and data understandable through sound to help listeners create their own mental images.

Fans of astrophotography are currently feasting thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, but Hubble isn't ready to be forgotten yet. Its latest capture is a gorgeous glittering star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius.