Space

A striking new Hubble image shows NGC 2210, a marvelous globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The ancient cluster is 11.6 billion years old and a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning that NGC 2210 is gravitationally bound to Earth's galactic home.

An astronaut captured a stunning photograph of an extremely rare lightning phenomenon known as a "red sprite" -- which is rarely visible from Earth.

A new satellite image released by NASA reveals a psychedelic look at a hidden lagoon in a massive Alaskan glacier. However, the incredible photo also paints a worrying picture.

NASA has shared its monthly update for what skygazers should look for in the night sky in December.

Thanks to a powerful solar storm, photographers at high latitudes may be treated to fantastic northern lights displays tonight in the United States and Canada.

Among the most incredible spectacles in deep space are Herbig-Haro (HH) objects: bright patches of the interstellar medium associated with newborn stars, also known as protostars. Webb has imaged HH 797, capturing one of the best images of a Herbig-Haro object.

An astrophotographer captured a spectacular timelapse of the Sun at a time of greatly increased solar storm activity.

Although sophisticated telescopes like the Chandra X-ray Observatory, Hubble, and Spitzer have delivered people a more advanced understanding of the cosmos, the night sky and its infinite reach continue to enchant and amaze people from all walks of life, including artists.

The Hubble Space Telescope continues to amaze with its images of deep space. The European Space Agency (ESA) recently released a pair of new galaxy photos that are a true feast for the eyes.

A NASA astronaut whose parents are Iranian took a series of incredible photos of the West Asian country from space, poignantly adding that it "may be the closest I will ever get."

The Leonid meteor shower will peak this weekend with persistent lights streaking across the night sky.

NASA's Lucy mission, the first mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, returned photos from its first encounter earlier this month.

A photographer captured a rare Stable Auroral Red (SAR) during a night of geomagnetic activity above the Canadian skies.

NASA astronauts who accidentally dropped their toolbox during a spacewalk may have provided a unique picture challenge to photographers on Earth.

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

By combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most distant black hole ever detected in X-rays.

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.

An astronaut captured an eerie photo of a huge skull that appears to be staring back toward space from the Earth's surface.

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.

NASA has released an image showing Jupiter with an eerie "face" on the surface just in time for Halloween.

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a high-speed jet stream in Jupiter's lower stratosphere, approximately 25 miles above the planet's clouds.

A declassified Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) satellite spy program has turned up hundreds of photos of ancient Roman forts in the Middle East -- challenging a theory that is decades old.

New details have emerged about the world's highest-resolution single-photon super conducting camera. The camera has been developed by research team at the United States Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

NASA's Juno spacecraft took its best-ever images of Jupiter's moon Io after making a close pass on Sunday -- just 7,235 miles.

Last weekend, the Moon aligned with the Sun and Earth to produce what is known as an annular solar eclipse. Colloquially referred to as a "ring of fire" eclipse, the effects were beautiful from Earth and, as a photo shows, eerie from space.

New research has found that humans could turn lunar dirt into smooth, clean roads on the moon -- all with the help of a giant lens.

With the "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse just around the corner (October 14), Kolari has put out a video warning photographers not to burn their shutters.

A new high-resolution thermal satellite camera has beamed back its first set of spectacular images.

Among the James Webb Space Telescope's many scientific objectives are providing astronomers and physicists unprecedented looks at areas where stars are being born. These stellar nurseries are not only of great scientific importance, but they are also visually spectacular.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured new images of the Orion Nebula that are visually stunning and a treasure trove for astronomers that shows cosmic objects that defy explanation.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has captured an amazing sight on the Martian surface, a dust-filled twister.

A group of astronomers have called for more disco balls to be installed in observatories and scientific facilities to better observe the Sun.

Analyzing more than two decades of observational data collected by more than 20 telescopes, an international team of scientists says that the black hole at the center of the nearby M87 galaxy is spinning.

An amateur astrophotographer captured a rare fireball hitting Jupiter marking one of the brightest flashes ever recorded on the planet.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the first spacecraft to "touch the Sun," sailed directly through a coronal mass ejection (CME).