NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

The newly observed binary system features a cataclysmic variable star, designated GOTO0650, which is in a rarely seen late stage of its evolution. This was also the first major discovery for the ...

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

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

A massive object from outside the solar system is passing through, but the world is not in danger. It is a rare visitor, ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

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

Priscilla Diane Chapman Frisch, a University of Chicago Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a world-leading ...

What to Know The driver of a tractor-trailer is being blamed for a massive pileup on I-20 on Saturday that killed six people.

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

The innermost planet of our solar system is now well placed for observers.