NASA's James Webb telescope took an emergency look at the asteroid scientists feared would smash into Earth in 2032 ...

The infamous 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4, which is large enough to destroy an entire city, still has a 2% chance of ...

SPHEREx is somewhat similar to the Webb telescope as it also observes the universe in infrared light, which is invisible to the eye but can be felt as heat. With its six detectors, it can break down ...

For a long time, scientists thought that only actively star-forming galaxies should be observed in the very early Universe.

NASA's SPHEREx observatory has started capturing its initial images, paving the way for a comprehensive study of millions of ...

For several months, the looming prospect of an asteroid colliding with Earth turned eyes skyward and raised public concern. The alarming statistics suggested that asteroid 2024 YR4, newly discovered ...

Astronomers have found early evidence of the Universe’s transformation from a foggy, opaque state to a transparent one, ...

This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

It’s the culmination of a weeks-long standoff between Elon Musk’s DOGE team and the United States Institute of Peace.

The asteroid space scientists feared would hit Earth may now smash into the Moon instead. Space rock 2024 YR4 was originally ...

To do that, humans have built some of the most spectacular astronomical observatories around the world, capable of peering into the vast void of space and capturing images that astound. The James Webb ...