Pettit made a name for himself as an astrophotographer after sharing his image 'Lightning Bugs' in 2012 showing beautiful ...

In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

The history of Texas’ legacy in the space race from the ’60s-’70s is a storied one, and it started with a lot of hard work by ...

A bouquet of thousands of stars in bloom has arrived. This composite image contains the deepest X-ray image ever made of the ...

In the search for elusive particles called neutrinos, researchers are stringing thousands of detectors in the depths of the ...

"These two supernova remnants are helping us to better understand the dynamics of our home galaxy’s neighborhood," ...

A blast of radio waves from the outskirts of an ancient galaxy challenges theories about what creates such bursts.

It was the game designer’s dream game: one that would reach for the stars and replicate the unknown wonders of outer space.

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

Summer-a time when the urge to explore places familiar and new beckons to young and old alike. Although the sun sets late during the summer months, we inevitably find ourselves outside looking at ...

The asteroid warning network is affiliated with the United Nations. Officials activate the IAWN when an asteroid bigger than ...