Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out late in the evening of December 9 and ...

For the first time, scientists have made a clear X-ray detection of chlorine and potassium in the wreckage of a star using ...

Dark matter is special in that it doesn't emit, absorb or interact with light, so science had to find a more creative way to ...

The world of astronomy and everything that surrounds it continues to give us secrets that until now seemed unthinkable. In ...

Space weather is notoriously hard to predict, but one forecast map shows parts of Indiana might see the northern lights low on the horizon Dec. 8.

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

A new study revisits ancient Chinese records to explore whether a comet could explain the Star of Bethlehem described in ...

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been ...

A decade-long investigation into puzzling neutrino behavior has now ruled out one of the most widely discussed explanations: the sterile neutrino.

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

MOSCOW (Xinhua): The Sun emitted a powerful X-level solar flare on Monday, according to Russian solar researchers. The X1.1 ...