Tour the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's views of the Virgo cluster, Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas. Credit: RubinObs/NOIRLab/SLAC/NSF/DOE/AURA | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta ...

Interstellar objects may be about to change from astronomical curiosities into a measurable population. That shift matters becausethe Solar System has so far offered only two confirmed examples of ...

"Over time, such a small change in an asteroid's motion can make the difference between a hazardous object hitting or missing our planet." ...

The Rubin Observatory issues rapid alerts for changing celestial objects, enabling global scientists to detect supernovae, asteroids, and variable stars within minutes of observation.

NASA astronaut Nicole Stott, The Isle of Man Post Office, Glazier Design and key figures in ocean science have joined forces to launch a stamp collection that draws a direct and urgent line between ...

Here in southern New England, the land of four distinct seasons, spring is on our doorstep. This month's vernal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the equator from south to north, comes at 10:46 a.m.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals new infrared images of the brain-shaped PMR 1 "Exposed Cranium" nebula, the final ...

Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to ...

New studies reveal how metallicity and stellar evolution determine whether massive stars expand into red supergiants prior to Type II supernova explosions.

Systematic human inspection of the millions of source cutouts in the Hubble Legacy Archive is impossible – but artificial ...

A research team has merged incomplete astronomical catalogs and collected the positions of 80 million galaxies in a new database.

In other developments, EPA, HHS, and USDA aim to reduce US pesticide use, and several NSF infrastructure projects face delays ...