A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations ...

For nearly three decades, astronomers have interpreted the faint luminosity of certain distant explosive stars as a sign of the Universe's runaway expansion. An inexorable acceleration, attributed to ...

NASA's iconic Discovery space shuttle, which launched dozens of times from Florida, may not be relocated to Houston for display.

This stunning image reveals a distant galaxy cluster teeming with energy: galaxies shine in visible light (white), ghostly red clouds unveil a newly discovered radio mini-halo—the most distant ever ...

A new front has opened in the battle over space shuttle Discovery, and the fight has made its way to the Justice Department. The two Texas Senators trying to mandate the relocation of Discovery from ...

The venerable Hubble observatory is going strong despite its decades in space and the advent of next-generation successors ...

The Don Harrington Discovery Center (DHDC) is hosting “Off to Space” day camps for Presidents’ Day.