NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on its way to Lagrange point L2, and it has already sent back its first pictures. They show star clusters as blurry green rings, taken before its camera is ...

The James Webb Space Telescope allows astronomers to see into the far reaches of the universe, but it's also provided some of ...

Need a break from all the breaking news just to marvel at our small, delicate world? There’s always something happening in space, and humanity is documenting it more quickly and clearly than ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A total view of the Virgo Cluster, a massive collection of galaxies in the Virgo constellation, was among the first images snapped ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation. These bright arcs and faint clouds reveal where tiny planet-building ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is celebrating its fourth birthday today, and like PetaPixel did two years ago, it’s the perfect opportunity to look at the 25 best space photos Webb has captured ...

With 2025 nearly in the books, let’s revisit some of the highlights of the year in space, from astronomy to spaceflight. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

Four cosmic images in red, white and blue have been unveiled in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. NASA released the space pictures on Tuesday (6/30) that were all captured by its Chandra X-ray ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has captured its first images of the night sky and promises to provide a "firehose" of data to researchers over the coming decade. Credit: RubinObs / NOIRLab / SLAC / NSF ...