Is the Habitable Worlds Observatory a Good Idea?

The Habitable Worlds Observatory, NASA’s planned successor to the James Webb Space Telescope, will be a…

Speediest exoplanet found near Milky Way center?

View larger. | Artist’s visualization of stars near the center of the Milky Way. The longer…

Why won’t the Blaze Star explode? (and how YOU can see it when it does)

The Blaze Star isn’t one star but 2. It’s a binary system with a white dwarf…

Many Stars Could Have Sent Us ‘Oumuamua

When astronomers detected the first known interstellar object, ‘Oumuamua, in 2017, it sparked a host of…

Spring-loaded Robot Could Explore the Asteroid Belt Almost Indefinitely

The asteroid belt beckons – it contains enough resources for humans to expand into the entire…

Stunning 80 Megapixel Image of a Stellar Nursery

RCW 38 is a molecular cloud of ionized hydrogen (HII) roughly 5,500 light-years from Earth in…

As Trump Slashes Federal Jobs, Alabama’s ‘Rocket City’ Braces for Impact

Over galaxy-themed beers at InnerSpace Brewing in Huntsville, Ala., Stewart Money has heard it all recently…

Valentine’s Day aurora may appear in northern U.S. skies : NPR

The aurora borealis, commonly called the northern lights, illuminate the sky over a horse pasture in…

Construction of Roman Continues With the Addition of its Sunshade

NASA continues to progress with the development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (RST), the…

A Flaming Flower in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Our neighbour, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is rich in gas and dust and hosts regions…