Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

Two meteor showers and the return of the Milky Way make up the top astronomy events for July. Mark these events down on your ...

Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

Starlink satellites orbit approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth and put on a spectacular show for observers as ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

"Honestly, it's been a little devastating," Kevin Hardegree-Ullman, a scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

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Professional astronomers don't make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope.

Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected ...

Tributes have been paid to a "towering figure in British astronomy" who has died aged 102. Sir Francis Graham-Smith was ...