What is this weird sphere in space astronomers found?

An international team of astronomers has found an odd sphere in space. The almost perfectly round bubble-like object is most likely a supernova remnant.

Strange double starlight pulses revealed in new SETI search

A SETI search of 1,300 stars for optical alien signals has found something odd: two fast, identical starlight pulses from a sunlike star 100 light-years away.

Stargazing in national parks around the world

Stargazing in national parks ... yes! Increasing light pollution in the United States makes national parks some of the last dark refuges.

New minor planet found in the distant solar system

The IAU's Minor Planet Center announced a new minor planet on May 21, 2025, which is fairly large and has a huge, irregular orbit around the sun.

New images show a pair of galaxies in a deep-space battle

For the first time, astronomers have observed a pair of galaxies where one is piercing the other with intense radiation from a quasar powered by a black hole.

Frigid Titan has soaring, bubbling clouds with unusual rains

Astronomers have seen convective clouds in the northern regions of Saturn's moon Titan for the 1st time. The methane rains replenish Titan's lakes and seas.

Active tectonics on Venus? Old data reveal new clues

Are there active tectonics on Venus? A new study of the planet's enigmatic coronae, based on old data from NASA's Magellan mission, says yes.

1st discovery of frozen water in young star system

Researchers have discovered frozen water in another star system for the first time. They used Webb to find the water ice in a dusty debris disk.

Jupiter and Io: New insights into stormy, volcanic worlds

NASA's Juno orbiter has taken an in-depth look at Jupiter and Io, revealing what they are like beneath their turbulent atmosphere and fiery surface.

Jupiter’s auroras caught on film. Watch here!

The Webb space telescope has captured video of Jupiter's auroras, showing them popping, fizzing and moving at great speed. See the video here.