SPHEREx will begin routine science operations in late April, NASA said. At that time, the space telescope will begin taking about 600 exposures a day. The observatory is capable of detecting infrared ...

HH 49/50 is one of these impact sites. It was nicknamed the "Cosmic Tornado" due to its dramatic, swirling shape. Spitzer's ...

Using Webb’s near-infrared spectrograph, astronomers have captured new images of Neptune that finally reveal the planet’s ...

Auroras occur when energetic particles, often from the sun, are caught in a planet's magnetic field and collide with the ...

In a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say unique auroras are visible on either side ...

Webb's penetrating infrared gaze has now revealed the true identity of the glow as a face-on, distant spiral galaxy. It has a ...

The eerie glow of Neptune's aurora has been revealed for the first time in new images collected by NASA’s James Webb Space ...

A photograph taken by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick from the International Space Station shows mysterious ... in an effort to crowdsource images of sprites. TLEs were first documented in 1989 ...

Frozen fuel from the Falcon 9 rocket launched Monday created a luminous display for several minutes, and was seen by people ...

Hubble captures a stunning view of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104), famous for its brilliant central core and wide, dark dust lanes. Seen edge-on from Earth, its unique shape looks like a Mexican hat, ...

Eagled-eyed Brits across the UK have been left stunned by a mysterious glowing orb in the sky tonight ... People took to X and Facebook, posting images and videos that showed the spinning beam ...