Earth’s shadow will block most of the light that illuminates the lunar surface, creating what is known as a blood moon. By Katrina Miller By signing deals with India’s two biggest telecom ...

We need to think more carefully about how we categorise the universe, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

The accidental second discovery was made in the 1960s. At the time NASA was running Project Echo. It involved putting large ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

"Astronomy is the bridge between life on Earth and everything else happening in the universe, whether it be our Moon, the sun, or an ancient galaxy billions of light-years away," Brian Lada, a ...

Raised in Oakland, Imara is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Department of Astronomy and a professor at UC Santa Cruz. In her book, another quote from Mae Jemison speaks directly to the author’s personal ...

Recently discovered by an amateur astronomer, asteroid 2024 YR4 has seen its chances of hitting Earth increase. According to Dr. Robin George Andrews, a London-based volcanologist and author ...

A local astronomy group gathered Friday evening to see the "Parade of the Planets". The Astronomy Club of Augusta gave dozens of stargazers the opportunity to see the rare celestial event.

Read more below Best budget telescope Best budget telescope The Celestron Inspire 100AZ is a great beginner scope for anyone just getting started with astronomy, it comes with a variety of ...

Just three years ago, on Dec. 25, 2021, the James Webb Space Telescope launched to tremendous fanfare, non-stop news articles, and presentations packed with scientists and non-scientists wondering wha ...