Seen from space, cities look incredibly detailed at night, when streetlights and buildings glow brightly enough that it’s possible for astronauts to clearly see individual streets.

Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon may originate in diverse ways.

View Fast Facts on CNN about NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and learn more about the US government agency that conducts research into space.

Astrophotographer Jason Matias captured this gorgeous night view of the moon setting between sea stacks. Jason Matias took the image on Jan. 1 of this year from Rialto Beach, Washington. "I ...

During a May 1, 2025 spacewalk, NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 crew member Nichole Ayers snapped this photo looking back at the forward section of the International Space Station from the port ...

Trippy supercomputer simulation offers unprecedented view of the space between stars. News. By Joanna Thompson published 22 May 2025 ...

The star S4716 orbits the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, coming as close to it as 9.2 billion miles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Measurements of the white dwarfs revealed that J0927 was the fastest runaway star ever observed in our galaxy, beating the previous record of 4,921,200 mph (7,919,904 km/h) held by the white dwarf ...