A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder.

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

When the National Science Foundation announced a competition to fund institutes in astronomy and AI in the summer of 2023, ...

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The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other ...

Domina Stamas participated in a two-week analog astronaut mission in Poland simulating life on the moon. The Westlake Charter ...