Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short ...

The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way appears to be having a party—and it is weird, wild and wonderful.

Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Northwestern astrophysicists gained the longest, most detailed glimpse yet of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

An asteroid has been spotted recently, and there is a chance it could hit Earth within a decade. Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first detected back in December by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...

How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a fittingly fiery nature.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recorded another amazing achievement. Scientists announced Tuesday that the telescope ...

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From the beginning of time to the origins of life, our "when" special series tackles the timing of crucial events and the ...