Vega provided the first telescopic evidence of a disk of planet-forming material, but there are no planets to be found around ...

PRIMA is more than a hundred times more sensitive than previous missions, such as the Spitzer and Herschel space telescopes.

A joint Hubble and James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) project to learn more about the dusty disk around the bright star Vega ...

Using NASA's space-based Chandra X-ray Observatory and the retired Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered ...

In the 1997 movie "Contact," adapted from Carl Sagan's 1985 novel, the lead character scientist Ellie Arroway (played by ...

If another gravity theory is correct, "then the broader implications are enormous," astrophysicist Stacy McGaugh told ...

Scientists are relieved by the observatory’s stay of execution, but concerned that some budget cuts have gutted future research.

In 2005, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope mapped a dust ring around Vega, with additional observations from submillimeter ...

The spiral arms of nearby galaxy Messier 81 is captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. This galaxy is easily visible ...

All the major elements of NASA’s next flagship space telescope are now under one roof as NASA says its development remains on cost and schedule.

New research indicates that the Taurid swarm contains fewer large asteroids than anticipated, suggesting a lower threat level ...

Legendary Star Lacks Evidence for Large Planet Construction Ever since the dawn of human consciousness, skywatchers have been ...