Earth’s Mini-Moon Linked to Farside Lunar Crater
Researchers might have located the birthplace of 469219 Kamo‘oalewa, a small asteroid that has been described as Earth’s “mini-moon.”
Most Luminous Quasar Hosts What Might Be Fastest-Growing Black Hole
In a new study, astronomers have identified a quasar more luminous and voracious than any found to date.
Doubt Cast on Exomoon Candidates
Exomoon candidates are tantalizing but, according to new research, perhaps unfounded.
Hubble Telescope Witnessed Intergalactic Flash of Light
An explosive flash of blue light briefly appeared in intergalactic space, thousands of light-years from the nearest galaxy.
Parker Solar Probe Detects Source of Solar Wind
The Sun flings charged particles and accompanying magnetic fields into the solar system, but how? NASA's Parker Solar Probe dives in to find out.
The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Fomalhaut's Disk In Unprecedented Detail
Continuing its run of ground-breaking discoveries, the James Webb Space Telescope has snapped the clearest images yet of the dusty disk around the young star Fomalhaut.
Amateur Astronomers Help Provide Uninterrupted View of Venus’s Clouds
The newest observations will help astronomers understand a planetary-scale wave in the atmosphere of our sister planet.
Italian Amateur Astronomer Discovers Dwarf Galaxies
Three dwarf galaxies around the Sculptor Galaxy have come to light thanks to the work of an amateur astronomer.