A gamma-ray binary discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy approximately 163,000 light-years away, is the first object of its kind ever...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged what may be water vapor plumes erupting off the surface of Europa, the sixth-closest moon of Jupiter and...
Recent images from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft reveal small fault scarps on Mercury’s surface. These cliff-like landforms are small enough that planetary...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has taken a picture of the spiral galaxy NGC 24, which is found in the constellation of Sculptor.
This image from the...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of a Saturn-mass exoplanet in the binary system OGLE-2007-BLG-349L,...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured one of the most detailed observations of a comet breaking apart.
This image captured by Hubble’s Wide...
The latest images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft show the northern hemisphere of Solar System’s second-largest planet, as that part of the gas giant...
ESA’s Mars Express, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Global Surveyor have sent back new images and data from the Red Planet that indicate...
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and NASA’s Chandra and Hubble space telescopes have solved the mystery of a rare change in the behavior...
Scientists on NASA’s New Horizons mission have learned that reddish material in the north polar region of Pluto’s biggest moon, Charon, is chemically...
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have made the first detections of X-rays from Pluto. This X-ray emission comes from interaction between...
A set of new photos taken by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reveals signs of past geologic activity.
This view from Curiosity’s Mast Camera shows a sloping...
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have been able to study stellar evolution in real time.
This image of the Stingray Nebula was taken...
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of lenticular galaxy PGC 83677.
This image snapped by Hubble’s ACS instrument shows...
An artist concept of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. Image credit: NASA / Goddard.
NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith...
Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Keck Telescope have revealed the unusual mix of stars in the...
