A supermassive black hole embedded in an early galaxy likely starved the galaxy of gas needed to form young stars, new ...

Greenland's mountains greatly affect local climate patterns.

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A ...

Astronomers have discovered that a young galaxy was gradually starved by its central supermassive black hole, in what was ...

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

Earth's nearest celestial neighbor is set to take center stage in 2026, with major lunar missions and a rare solar eclipse highlighting the year in space and astronomy. NASA is preparing for its first ...

The number of satellites in space continues to rise due to the deployment of megaconstellations. For decades, humanity has sent about 200 satellites every year into space. You need just a couple of ...

“Megaconstellations” of vast numbers of satellites could threaten space-based astronomy, scientists have warned. In recent years, companies such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX have launched thousands of new ...

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few miles across,” said The New York Times. This is “small compared with our ...

Size matters when it comes to telescopes. The bigger they are, the farther they can see. Prioritizing constructing large ones ...