The disc of plasma surrounding the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way is constantly emitting flares both large and small.

The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have a front-row seat to some of the most extraordinary sights in the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit used a camera with low light and long duration settings to capture this Jan. 29, 2025, image of the ...

Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it’s so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...

(Editor's note: This story was originally published on Jan. 8.) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would like to see NASA move its headquarters to Brevard County, the rocket launch capital of the world.

according to NASA. Even though the new probability is down from the previously reported 2.6%, and above the initial 1% chance in late January, international agencies are plotting a way to destroy ...

This app from NASA's ESDIS provides the capability to interactively browse over 1000 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers on desktop and mobile devices. Many of the imagery layers are ...

The observations detailed the extreme environment in the immediate vicinity of Sagittarius A* (pronounced A-star), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Sagittarius A* is about ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers using ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has recorded ... thus far of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. First captured in 2022, the international astrophysicists ...