Choosing the right telescope is the key to a rewarding experience in amateur astronomy. For novices, a six to eight-inch ...

Stargazers in the Philadelphia region are in for a double celestial treat this week with a rare comet and a mega supermoon set to shine in the night sky. "This could be a once-in-a-lifetime ...

A new analysis of a peculiar metallic cloud surrounding the exoplanet WASP-49 b provides further evidence that it may have ...

NASA’s newest mission is taking an orbiter to study one of Jupiter’s moons for signs of life, and a contractor from the QCA ...

The dynamic cosmos evolves through the life and death of stars, creating elements for life. Supernova remnants are essential ...

Comets that are visible to the naked eye are not common,” said Tim Brothers, the manager for the MIT Wallace Astrophysical ...

As of Friday, Nov. 8, the agency’s legacy TDRS (Tracking and Data Relay Satellite) system, as part of the Near Space Network, ...

Using the Gaia space telescope, astronomers have observed 55 massive stars ejected from their home star cluster in the Large ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas should be visible in the skythrough the end of October.Discovered in 2023, experts said the comet won ...

The legend goes that after scientist Enrico Fermi helped bring an end to World War II through his crucial work on the ...

Europe’s Euclid telescope has revealed a “stunning image” that will form the first piece of its great cosmic map in a mission ...

Coverage of the launch is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET and will be added to this story in the video player above. The ...