The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a star and a spiral galaxy, both in the constellation Virgo. But the photo is an optical illusion.

A rare triple conjunction of Venus, Saturn and the moon will appear as a "space smiley" above Wyoming on Friday morning for ...

One part of this plan would require increasing the planet’s atmospheric pressure, and one scientist suggests that capturing ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises next week as three celestial bodies will ...

The space telescope's image of a odd-looking spiral galaxy is, in reality, two distant galaxies overlapping each other.

On April 25, early risers may witness a rare event in the sky. Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon will align closely, ...

A California high school student has made an extraordinary contribution to astronomy by developing an artificial intelligence ...

It is called a black hole, because it acts like an ideal black body, as it reflects no light. According to the theory of ...

A micromoon is set to occur Saturday as the full moon for April is set rise when the celestial body is at its farthest point ...

There is a large diversity in the chemical composition of astronomical objects such as planets, comets, circumstellar ...