Earlier this week, Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised ...

"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole." ...

A discovery made by a team led by researchers at the University of Michigan tugs at the seams of some key cosmic lessons we ...

Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system’s undisputed “moon king," after discovering 128 more ...

A team of international astronomers has identified what is believed to be the largest known superstructure in the cosmos, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of outer space.

Scientists have discovered an extraordinarily massive black hole weighing an astounding 36 billion solar masses, challenging our current theories of galaxy evolution.

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 ...

Scientists have discovered over 100 new moons orbiting Saturn, raising its total to 274. These small rocky moons likely ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of astronomy. She detected the radio signals emitted by certain dying stars called pulsars. This encore episode: Jocelyn's story.

Saturday was the big day, and we began with many festival activities at Lowell itself, welcoming more than 1,500 visitors to the observatory’ spectacular new Astronomy Discovery Center.

WASHINGTON >> Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s star - one of our closest ...