Solar flares accelerate energetic electrons that escape into interplanetary space, guided by the Parker spiral magnetic field ...

University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

Modern astronomers now have an advanced understanding of many of the objects in the night sky, and have even determined that ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against ...

In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...

This week is International Dark Sky Week. Lights that are aimed upwards or not properly capped illuminate the atmosphere and ...

Washburn University will be holding a Space Celebration event this weekend where attendees can do observatory tours, ...

Mike Brown is convinced that beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of our solar system, there's an unseen giant planet. "This is the 5th largest planet in our solar system, lurking out there ...

The sixth edition of global energy think tank Ember's Global Electricity Review said wind and solar together generated 15% of global electricity last year. India's share stood at 10%. Heatwaves ...

“The sun is the closest thing we have in our solar system to an unlimited source of energy,” Jaffe said. “The more we can take advantage of that, the better.” Unlike terrestrial solar ...