Astronomy

High temperatures of 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit and speeds of 5,000 mph make this the “hot Jupiter” nearest to Earth.

In December 2019, a previously unremarkable, distant galaxy began to glow brightly. Astronomers now understand why.

The James Webb Space Telescope has once again surprised astronomers with the depth of its observations.

Some of the night sky’s most prominent constellations appear in the summertime.

Three galaxies that formed less than 600 million years after the Big Bang tell the story of the first light of the cosmos.

With the naked eye, we should be able to see the C/2023 A3 comet as bright as ever.

Comet C/2023 A3 has spent tens of thousands of years traveling through the solar system.

The new images of CG 4 were captured by the DECam, a 570-megapixel DECam at the Cerro Totolo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.

Scientists have speculated about the existence of a so-called "Ninth Planet" for years. They're one step closer to confirming it.