Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

Thanks to JWST, we've learned key details about methanol — a key building block for organic compounds necessary for life — on ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has discovered the most distant known spiral galaxy to date.

Bright stars visible during May mornings include Arcturus in the west; Vega nearly overhead; with nearby Altair and Deneb completing the Summer Triangle; Antares in the southwest; and Fomalhaut rising ...

The planetarium, located at 100 Center Ave., is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday ...

SETI’s senior astronomer explains how colossal artifacts could be the key to finding extraterrestrial life, past or present.

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

Two new research studies explore how a stellar nursery in the heart of the Milky Way is affected by the region’s strong ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

An international team including astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has announced the ...