See the iconic Pillars of Creation in this 3D visualization created from James Webb and Hubble Space Telescope data. Credits ...

Many astronomical sights have received cool nicknames, but it’s hard to compete with the “cosmic fire of creation.” Better known as the Orion Nebula (and officially dubbed Messier 42), the nebula is ...

The recently inaugurated facility is positioned to foster scientific learning, responsible tourism, and local job creation ...

In 1974, the project’s Science Working Group recommended that the telescope be required to resolve details at least one-tenth ...

Learn how Mount Wilson Observatory was founded on Dec. 20, 1904, the people involved, and the decisions that shaped early modern astronomy ...

An internationally-recognised expert on black hole astrophysics, Sera Markoff, has become the first woman to be appointed as ...

Capturing the first image of a supermassive black hole using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). This image of the black hole at the center of the nearby galaxy M87 reveals how gravitation affects the ...

Astronomers may have discovered the first example of an explosive cosmic event called a "superkilonova," in the form of a gravitational wave signal detected on Aug. 18, 2025.

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)'s backdrop is dominated by the Eagle Nebula — a vast cosmic structure of dust and hydrogen-rich gas that glows with its own light, having been ionized by the radiation emitted ...

Researchers believe they've found the oldest-known depiction of cosmic creation carved into a small silver cup unearthed over half a century ago. The Ain Samiya goblet, discovered in the West Bank in ...

Gnosticism is an esoteric religious movement which has flourished in the first centuries AD. It offers a truly unique view on existence, and blends theology ...