Early depictions of alien planets in science fiction reflected pure imagination — jungles on Venus, canals on Mars, and ...

WEST BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP — Mt. Pisgah State Park will host an astronomy-minded kids program entitled “Phases of the Moon” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Nature Center.

This summer, students at the University of Denver participated in the collaborative and innovative course, “Ways of Seeing & ...

An asteroid has been named after David Meisel, a distinguished professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at SUNY Geneseo ...

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and ...

Roughly 4.5 billion years ago, the young solar system was a swirling cloud of gas and dust that formed the first asteroids and planets, including the young Earth, then a hot, molten sphere likely ...

The Orionid Meteor Shower will peak on October 21, 2025, offering a dazzling celestial display as Earth passes through debris from Halley's Comet. With moonless nights during its peak, skywatchers can ...

At the center of our galaxy, there’s a mysterious, diffuse glow given off by gamma rays — powerful radiation usually emitted by high-energy objects such as<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

The best time to spot the comet is from now until early November, according to the Ursa astronomical association.

Virtual particles exploit the natural fuzziness of the subatomic world, where if these ephemeral particles live briefly ...

Also known as the “Seven Sisters,” the striking cluster has long been used as an important seasonal marker and appears high ...