A nova is a massive, temporary star explosion caused when a dense white dwarf star pulls material from a nearby star, setting ...

A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, ...

Astronomers have uncovered clues to a red giant’s chaotic past by detecting subtle stellar vibrations that hint at a long-ago collision and an unexpectedly rapid spin. Astronomers at the (IfA) have pi ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...

For 19-year-old Gael Gomez, the Mount Pleasant Sidewalk Astronomers has changed his life for the better. But soon, he may be ...

An international team led by the University of Oxford has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ...

Astronomers have obtained unprecedented images of two star explosions, revealing complex ejection processes and delayed ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

Critics argue the satellites, billed as a way to harness solar energy at night, could hamper sky observations and may pose a ...

For around a year now, the Sidewalk Astronomers have been meeting regularly in D.C. to show people that gazing at the stars ...