For centuries, cameras and telescopes have relied on curved glass or plastic lenses to bend light and bring images into focus ...

An exoplanet located around 900 light-years away from us is known for its extreme conditions. It’s so hot that it […] ...

Astronomers have identified an extreme exoplanet, LTT 9779 b, that is reshaping our understanding of planetary atmospheres.

The Flame Nebula, located about 1,400 light-years away from Earth, is a hotbed of star formation less than 1 million years ...

SpaceX and NASA are set for the launch of the agency’s newest space telescope and solar research mission. A Falcon 9 will ...

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

Scientists using JWST have uncovered striking cloud formations and extreme heat contrasts on LTT 9779 b, a rare ultra-hot ...

University of Arizona astronomers have peered back to a time when the universe was just less than 300 million years old. The ...

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, ...

Behold the mysterious objects populating the "low surface brightness universe" that the latest radio telescopes are beginning ...

Astronomers using a cutting-edge adaptive optics instrument, MagAO-X, have captured unprecedented images of young planets orbiting the star PDS 70. These "baby planets" are surrounded by dust rings ...

Astronomers say they've discovered one of the most masssive black holes ever discovered in the Cosmic Horseshoe.