The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

Milky Way stars that are high and low in metallicity have been mapped by the ESA Gaia mission. [Gaia spacecraft: Mapping the ...

In this Python physics tutorial, I show you how to draw the celestial sphere using Web VPython! Explore the stars, constellations, and the fundamental concepts behind the celestial coordinate system ...

Samples collected from the asteroid Bennu are continuing the shed light on the origins of the solar system and how life ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...

Skywatchers in India can witness a rare celestial event this week. On December 3, 2025, the Moon will pass in front of the ...

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.

Rubenstein had already developed quite a career doing miniseries adaptations of major novels, which he liked to call "novelistic television," some of which included Stephen King's "The Stand" and "The ...

Theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate, Kip Thorne, came to the BYU campus to lecture about his discoveries and theories ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...