November’s night skies are grand, festive and bright in many places, quiet and contemplative in others. Both tempers are ...

Stronger links between researchers who work on Earth’s and other planets’ atmospheres, and between the experimental, ...

Two Sydney PhD students have pulled off a remarkable space science feat from Earth—using AI-driven software to correct image ...

Scientists have been searching for radio signals from hypothetical alien civilizations using radio telescopes for decades.

Students at Francis Marion University, or those simply interested in viewing the stars, did so on on Saturday, Oct. 18, at ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing view of the iconic Hubble Ultra Deep Field using its MIRI ...

The federal government has been—and must remain—a critical partner in foundational technological innovation and research ...

Much like the murky waters of the deep ocean, the unpredictable fluidity of Earth’s atmosphere can distort any light that ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, or C/2025 N1, is baffling scientists with its carbon-rich chemistry, early water release, and ...

A deep field image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI | mash mix: Space.com Music: Tranquil Dawn by Amber Glow / courtesy of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is considered a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. It's actually ...

The galaxy our planet inhabits is called the Milky Way for the simple reason that, as seen from our world, its impossible-to-count collection of stars looks like a band of milky white light. In all ...