Black holes that have been obscured by clouds of dust still emit infrared light, enabling astronomers to spot them for the ...

Leo P, a galaxy once dormant, has reawakened to form stars again, offering new clues about the universe's earliest galaxies.

The magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31), stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way, and ...

James Webb Space Telescope imagery of the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula and exoplanet WASP-96 b atmospheric data has ...

Illinois stargazers have the chance to see a "planet parade" this January, with four bright planets to be visible in a single line of sight. There also are three chances to see a supermoon later this ...

Get ready for lift off when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences hosts Astronomy Days, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 1-2, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Go on a celestial ...

Astronomers compile a large sample of an unusual class of objects in an effort to connect the dots to the early universe.

European Southern Observatory Director General Xavier Barcons told Space.com that astronomers expect the project to brighten the sky by up to 10 percent around the observatory.

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) — the world's largest visible- and infrared-light ...

Ever since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched, it’s been revealing more about the universe than even most ...

Galactic nuclei images reveal how supermassive black holes interact with their surroundings using infrared telescopes.

Astronomers are raising concerns about the impact of light pollution from a renewable energy project on the world’s most ...