In 1883, a comet capable of ending life on Earth narrowly missed impact. Only one man on the planet noticed, a Mexican scientist.

Astronomers thought they were watching a stellar death scene, the final act of a monster star that should have already blown ...

The European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) recently captured an extraordinary image that features both ...

The stunning image captures a star's dying moments wrapped in dust, light, and a cosmic conundrum still waiting to be solved.

Hubble may no longer be the gold standard, but it can still capture some impressive images. The telescope's latest snapshot ...

Ionized clouds give the impression of flames surrounding the star AE Aurigae.

Hubble keeps returning to the Egg Nebula because it changes in ways astronomers can actually track over years and decades. By comparing images taken at different times, scientists can see dust shift, ...

This stunning image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, ...

"If our hypothesized dark charge is true, then we believe there could be a significant population of primordial black holes, ...

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A meteor seemed to explode in size as it flashed across the night sky over Kawasaki, Japan. See how it lit up the skies and learn why this time of year is called “fireball season.” ...

Hubble catches a spiral galaxy mid-flight, shedding glowing gas as it battles the harsh environment of a nearby galaxy ...