One of the more reliable annual meteor showers, the Orionids, peaks during a new moon, making 2025 an excellent year to watch ...

Betelgeuse, the brilliant red star marking Orion's shoulder, has long been suspected of harboring a secret. I have to confess ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered a massive red supergiant star just before it exploded, finally solving a cosmic ...

According to theory, massive red supergiant stars should cause most supernovae, yet they are rarely observed. New James Webb ...

Astronomers using JWST have captured the clearest view yet of a doomed red supergiant star just before it exploded, solving a ...

“We combined Hubble and JWST data sets to completely characterize this ... the bright reddish star in the shoulder of the ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed view yet of a red supergiant star just before it exploded, hidden beneath layers ...

A Northwestern University-led team of astronomers has captured the most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star before it ...

By combining Webb’s infrared data with older Hubble Space Telescope images, scientists traced the explosion, known as ...

The most detailed glimpse yet of a doomed star hidden in dust before it exploded has been captured by astronomers. Using NASA ...

Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of ...

Anthony Wood joined Space.com in April 2025 after contributing articles to outlets including IGN, New Atlas and Gizmodo. He ...