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See the Invisible: A Gallery of Magnetic Fields
Magnetic fields affect everything from star formation to galaxy evolution. View a gallery of images that show magnetism's role.
Hubble Captures Comet NEOWISE
The Hubble Space Telescope imaged the famous comet on August 8th.
"Dead Ringer" for the Milky Way Found in Early Universe
A cosmic magnifying glass has revealed a Milky Way-like galaxy in the early universe that doesn’t conform to cosmologists’ expectations.
Asteroid Ceres: An Ocean World
Scientists have thought that the largest main-belt asteroid, Ceres, had an ancient ocean beneath its surface. But new data from the Dawn spacecraft show the underground ocean might still be there.
New Launch Date for James Webb Space Telescope
NASA has delayed its beleaguered James Webb Space Telescope to October 2021, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Evidence for Nanoflares?
Astronomers have spotted weak bursts of low-frequency radio emission coming from all over the Sun.
First All-sky Map from eRosita
The first all-sky X-ray map to be released in 30 years reveals new wonders of the hot and energetic universe.
Astronomers Discover a Newborn Magnetar and a New Cosmic Beat
This week, astronomers announce a newborn magnetar and a fast radio burst that's bursting to a beat.
New Horizons' "Alien View" from the Outer Solar System
NASA's New Horizons mission deep in the Kuiper Belt has measured the parallax to two nearby stars with the help of Earth-based observers.
Galaxies Are Even Bigger Than You Think
Galaxies swim in hot gas that extends much farther out than their stars — and plays an important role in the galaxy's evolution.
Astronomers Witness the Birth of Planets
Two new sets of observations show astronomers what planet formation looks like.
Rotating Disk in Early Universe Explains Galaxy Formation
The discovery of a stably rotating disk galaxy in the early universe is the best indicator yet for how galaxies like the Milky Way formed.
Details of SpaceX's Starlink "VisorSat" Revealed
SpaceX has revealed new details on its plans to darken the Starlink satellites.
Is the Milky Way Throwing Out Forming Stars?
Some of the scant stars dwelling in the Milky Way's halo may have an unexpected origin: They may come from the galaxy itself.
New, Incredibly Detailed Geologic Map of the Moon
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new 1:5,000,000 map of the Moon that provides a wealth of information about its surface.
Fomalhaut b: Exoplanet or Puff of Dust?
Is Fomalhaut b “the planet that never was”? Astronomers continue to contest the nature of this directly imaged object around a nearby star.
Vast Magnetic "Strings" Puzzle Astronomers
New observations have revealed plasma strung along vast magnetic "strings" crossing hundreds of thousands of light-years.
Starlink and the Astronomers: An Update
As Starlink satellites continue to enter low-Earth orbit — there are 360 of them now — SpaceX is working to mitigate the serious problems they pose for astronomy.
The Milky Way’s Warped Tutu Twirls Every 600 Million Years
Astronomers have known for decades that our galaxy is warped. Now, they can follow the warp’s rotation as it travels around the galactic center.
Parker Solar Probe Releases New Details on Solar Wind
Scientists release a bevy of results from the Parker Solar Probe's first two passes near the Sun, including new details on so-called "rogue waves" in the solar wind.
