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an illustration of an orange dot orbiting a larger orangish body in space
Science

Astronomers discover a new exoplanet orbiting the closest single star to the sun

By Laura Baisas

A purplish spiral galaxy with red and yellow space objects.
Science

JWST takes a jab at the mystery of the universe’s expansion rate

By Briley Lewis

Gold atom with nucleus and floating particles to depict what is matter
Science

What is matter? It’s not as basic as you’d think.

By Rahul Rao

Iridescent Running Chicken Nebula with glowing gases and stars
Science

31 award-winning astronomy photos: From fiery horizons to whimsical auroras

By Annie Colbert

M101, also known as the Pinwheel galaxy, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Science

An amateur astronomer spotted a new supernova remarkably close to Earth

By Jon Kelvey

A total solar eclipse, a bright ring of sunlight around a dark moon on July 2, 2019.
Science

April’s skies boast the full pink moon, Lyrid meteor shower, and a total solar eclipse

By Laura Baisas

Two people, silhouetted, looking up at a clear night sky.
Science

Catch 5 planets (including Uranus) in an ultra-rare planetary alignment

By Briley Lewis

Milky Way galaxy stars in infrared by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope
Science

Our universe mastered the art of making galaxies while it was still young

By Briley Lewis

A lineup of telescopes on sale for Black Friday on Amazon
Gear

These 20+ Black Friday telescope deals will show you the universe

By Amanda Reed

The constellation Orion, centered on the three bright stars of a belt.
Science

Why we turn stars into constellations

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

a panoramic view of the milky way galaxy
Science

What would happen if the Milky Way died?

By Tatyana Woodall

A lineup of telescopes on sale as part of the Amazon Prime Early Access sale
Gear

These Amazon Prime Day Early Access telescope deals are stellar

By Amanda Reed

Canada's CHIME telescope.
Science

Two bizarre stars might have beamed a unique radio signal to Earth

By Rahul Rao

a large sunflower-shaped shade that unfurled from a satellite in space
Science

Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade

By Tatyana Woodall

Rogue black hole in Milky Way galaxy in an artist's rendition
Science

‘Rogue black holes’ might be neither ‘rogue’ nor ‘black holes’

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Venus next to a crescent moon during 2022 planet alignment
Science

Look up at the sky to see a parade of perfectly aligned planets

By Purbita Saha

The Gaia space observatory traveling the Milky Way in an artist's rendition
Science

See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow

By Purbita Saha

Artist’s impression of a micronova (close up)
Science

Astronomers just caught a ‘micronova’—a small but mighty star explosion

By Hannah Seo

The Hubble Space Telescope, which has captured the farthest star yet.
Science

Hubble spies the most distant star ever found

By Hannah Seo

The star, called 2MASS J17554042+6551277, imaged with a red filter to optimize visual contrast.
Science

A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star

By Hannah Seo