Sharmila Kuthunur

Jets from a distant galaxy could offer fresh clues to how galaxies and their black holes evolve over eons.

Astronomers are now confident the Event Horizon Telescope can help them decode elusive origins of black hole jets.

Satellite images show destruction caused by huge, fast-moving fires raging this week in Southern California.

The spacecraft themselves continued to operate normally in Earth orbit during the outage and "no science data has been lost."

The James Webb Space Telescope captured images of 44 individual stars in a gorgeous portrait of a distant galaxy.

This New Year's Day, NASA's Parker Solar Probe added to the festive cheer by sending home its first detailed telemetry data soon after its record-breaking closest-ever approach to the sun.

2024 has been another challenging year for Earth's climate, marked by record temperatures, extreme weather events, and urgent warnings from scientists about the accelerating pace of global warming.

A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

Tune into a live webinar on Dec. 19 as several cultural and scientific icons will answer questions about mysteries of the universe and space travel from an Antarctica-bound luxury expedition vessel.

The innermost Earth-like planet in the famous TRAPPIST-1 system might be capable of supporting a thick atmosphere after all, according to new research.

India continues to perfect hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

Two giant asteroids that struck Earth about 36 million years ago did not cause any long-lasting shifts to our planet's climate, according to new research.

China debuted its new launch vehicle Long March-12, delivering two experimental satellites into orbit and marking the inaugural flight from the country's first commercial spaceport.

Climate extremes seem to have exacerbated toxins in the elephants' water supply.

2022 WJ1 was only the sixth asteroid to be detected prior to striking Earth, and the smallest space rock ever seen.

Astronomers explain why the highly-anticipated "guest star" has not appeared in the night sky yet.

Astronomers have discovered a group of dwarf galaxies with distinct features that challenge predictions made by the prevailing cold dark matter (CDM) model.

New York-based Near Space Labs has launched a new fleet of balloon-borne zero-emission robots to keep a supersharp eye on Earth.

Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently tested prototypes of miniature, self-propelled robots designed to explore the hidden oceans of distant moons like Europa, Jupiter's icy moon.

"This is very different from anything I have seen before."

"We have been calling Uranus an ice giant, but we don't really know its nature."

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.