Every week, Space.com delivers the latest discoveries, launches, and cosmic curiosities from across the universe. From ...
Star formation should be a relatively straightforward process. Dense clouds of molecular hydrogen collapse under gravity, fragmenting into cores that grow into protostars. These infant stars are cold, ...
With a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, an asteroid named YR4’s potential collision course is being monitored by NASA.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured new imagery of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is 11,000 light-years away in ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected clouds made of silicates, similar to sand here on Earth, as well as water, ...
3I/ATLAS is only the third known interstellar visitor, hence the prefix “3I.” The second known interstellar body, Comet 2I/Borisov, was discovered by the Russian astronomer Gennady Borisov in August ...
According to new information provided by NASA has alarmed astronomers around the world have been alarmed, raising concerns ...
"In order to get such high sensitivity in the mid-infrared, one needs to go to space, as the atmosphere severely messes up ...
On Black Hole Friday, we spotlight the work of astrophysicist Chung-Pei Ma, whose research is transforming our understanding ...
The importance of darkness, solar eclipses, Mars, the Webb Telescope and just how dangerous space is are the subjects for ...
Stars powered by dark matter instead of nuclear fusion could solve several mysteries of the early universe, and we may have ...
The discovery of strange, ultra-red objects—especially the extreme case known as The Cliff—has pushed astronomers to propose ...