The James Webb Space Telescope’s Near-Infrared Camera captured an "array of stars that make up the dwarf galaxy Wolf–Lundmark ...

Astronomers have discovered the first radio signals from a unique category of dying stars, called Type Ibn supernovae, and ...

Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer inside the heart of spiral galaxies, where young stars carve out glowing paths. The space observatory, named after a North Carolina native, ...

For decades, astronomers have been watching WOH G64, an enormous heavyweight star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy ...

The latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope turns a quiet patch of sky into a spectral scene, revealing a so‑called “Ghost Nebula” where a dying star is shedding its outer layers into space. The ...

The binary system Apep has a stack of four nested dust shells around two Wolf-Rayet stars. A third star creates a wedge-shaped gap in the pattern. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Yinuo Han / Ryan White / ...

"Until now, it was unknown what type of star would remain after the merger." ...

If you’re a night owl, the 79.5% moon will be in conjunction with Jupiter in the early hours of Feb. 27 (around 01:30 AM ET).

Previous Spitzer studies have indicated the formation of complex molecules in the Helix Nebula.

Find out what's up in your night sky during February 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

The Beehive Cluster, a group of about 1,000 stars, will be visible to skywatchers throughout January. Here's how to see it in Arizona.