Telescopes

This month’s slideshow features an exotic sunrise in our solar system and a comic about exoplanets.

This month's extraterrestrial wonders include a dune-swept Martian beach, a polar view of Jupiter, and a young planetary system that seems to glare like a demonic eye.

This month's featured images include a commemorative portrait of the spacecraft Cassini and a composite image of dark matter.

Detecting signs of life on planets beyond the solar system turns out to be more complicated than previously thought.

This month's featured images include an awe-inspiring view of the Milky Way and a vibrant shot of a Martian canyon colorfully adorned by minerals.

Scientists reveal plans for future experiments to study the faint remnants left behind by the Big Bang.

Clouds above giant planet beyond our solar system are made from the same mineral as rubies and sapphires.