Illinois residents may be able to catch a peek of the first full moon of 2026 tonight. Here's when to venture outside.

Hubble reveals a chaotic spiral galaxy whose close encounter with a neighbor has ignited a spectacular burst of star birth.

Webb telescope discovered a bizarre exoplanet with carbon atmosphere, no hydrogen, orbiting a super-dense spinning star.

January brings a bright supermoon and a fast meteor shower at the same time. Here is what to watch for and how to enjoy the ...

In a series of observations that read like science fiction, astronomers now suspect they have watched a star quite literally ...

Under ideal conditions, about 25 Quadrantid meteors would be visible per hour, according to NASA. While the meteors are known to lack persistent tails, they often produce bright fireballs, which are ...

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Many stars die spectacularly when they explode as supernovae. During these violent explosions, they leave behind thick, ...

Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, ...