Earth

Researchers explored the reaches of humanity’s technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth.

JWST image of the galaxy NGC 4141

Astronomers have traced a bright, seemingly one-off fast radio burst to a galaxy 130 million light-years away.

illustration of the TRAPPIST-1 system

What did JWST see when it examined TRAPPIST-1e, a nearby habitable-zone exoplanet orbiting a cool red star?

Bullseye galaxy

Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution.

star-forming region AFGL 5180

Researchers used an airborne telescope to find out more about the origins of massive stars in our galaxy.

side-by-side images of galaxies

With immense amounts of data headed our way from ground-based facilities like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, new methods are needed to rapidly and effectively process high-resolution images.

extreme-ultraviolet image of the Sun

During the exceptionally deep solar minimum of 2008, researchers thought the Sun might be entering a prolonged period of low solar activity — but the Sun had other plans.

CHIME radio telescope

The repeating fast radio burst source FRB 20240209A is the only known repeating burst to come from a quiescent galaxy.