This star-forming galaxy is blowing out powerful winds topping 2 million mph
NASA's XRISM X-ray spacecraft has clocked 2 million mph winds ripping out of a distant galaxy bursting with star formation.
Record-breaking ‘space laser’ erupts from merging galaxies 8 billion light-years away
Astronomers have spotted the most distant and brightest "space laser" ever seen, and it's blasting from a galaxy collision that occurred when the universe was half its current age.
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be nearly 12 billion years old — so ancient its star system may no longer exist
Our solar system's famous "invader" might be as old as the Milky Way itself.
Powerful X-class solar flare triggers radio blackout ahead of Artemis 2 launch (video)
An X1.4 solar flare triggered radio blackouts and launched a fast CME as NASA prepares for its Artemis 2 moon mission.
Are Saturn’s rings made of a lost, shattered moon? New evidence arises for the case
New simulations suggest Saturn's rings formed from a shattered moon called Chrysalis, offering clues to the planet's tilt and surprisingly young rings.
New portrait of the oldest-known supernova | Space photo of the day for March 27, 2026
A NASA X-ray telescope has captured a breathtaking portrait of a supernova remnant, revealing unseen features of the exploded star.
Hitting the brakes: Hubble Space Telescope watches doomed comet reverse its spin
The unprecedented observations of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák show its rotation slowing, reversing and then speeding up, and jet-like outbursts of gas might be providing the push.
Sun storms are powered by a magnetic engine 16 Earths deep, study finds
The powerful magnetic field belonging to the sun is generated far beneath the visible surface.
Rattling the Roman Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for March 26, 2026
NASA released a new image of its next-generation Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope undertaking testing to simulate vibrations experienced during launch.
Incredible new NASA images reveal Saturn in a new light — and it’s all thanks to a telescope team-up from Webb and Hubble
Observations from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes reveal Saturn's atmosphere and rings in the most detailed view created to date.