Adaptive-optics observations obtained with the Large Binocular Telescope's SHARK-VIS instrument reveal the unusual shape of asteroid (44...

This image of the Neptune system, captured by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, reveals st...

Schematic illustration of the hierarchical structure of the universe, from a galaxy group (a collection of galaxies) to an individual galaxy...

Quasars have been found with luminosities between 10 to 100,000 times that of the Milky Way. Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock imag...

Simulated gas distribution (blue, green, and yellow colors) around galaxies (white dots on the image). The study finds that gas in our Unive...

HMI Continuum Image Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory / NASA / Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" ...

An artist’s concept of what the faraway planet TOI-270 d may look like. A new study suggests these types of planets may be hiding more water...

Radio emission from neutral hydrogen atoms in the direction of the Orion Nebula, the most nearby regions of high-mass star formation. The re...

Some merging black holes may be second-generation black holes that formed from the previous merging of two smaller black holes, according to...

Two identical bronze casts - one has been coated with Vantablack® 310 Photo Credit: Surrey NanoSystems Scientific Frontline: Extended "...

Caption:In this image, magnetic field streamlines from SOFIA are overlaid on a Spitzer infrared image of the DR21 star-forming region Image ...

An image of the excess of gamma rays that occurs at the center of our Milky Way superimposed with an optical image of the galaxy. The cause ...

An artist’s conception of a star engulfing a planet. The blue lines traces the path of the planet as it spirals toward the star and ultimate...

The black dot in the center of this artist's impression represents the supermassive black hole at the center of the quasar. The red-and-...

Water vapor plumes on Jupiter's Europa A new SwRI study has raised doubts about the existence of water vapor plumes on Jupiter’s moon Eu...

In November 2025, 3I/ATLAS passed between ESA’s Juice and NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. SwRI researchers informally coordinated efforts ...

The search for life beyond Earth could benefit from an approach that looks beyond any one particular biosignature. Image Credit: NASA Scient...

Scientists at work installing cables and electronic components for the Askaryan Radio Array, a detector for incoming cosmic particles locate...

Illustration of the inner regions of a massive star during its final oxygen (green) and silicon (teal) shell burning phase, before the colla...

The new computer simulations are based on a magnetic field structure that is often associated with prominences: the magnetic field lines in ...