The nova outburst happens once every roughly 80 years, making this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for many.

The telescope, known as the Accurate Infrared Magnetic Field Measurements of the Sun (AIMS), not only closes the global gap in mid-infrared solar magnetic-field observations, but also provides a ...

The world's first solar magnetic-field telescope operating in the mid-infrared wavelength range has recently passed national ...

This comet is best seen through a telescope or binoculars, but it may be visible to the unaided eye for the next two weeks!

A spectacular new image of the Heart Nebula is captivating astronomy enthusiasts, revealing an energetic star-forming region ...

The shooting stars are a stream of debris from Halley's Comet, which the Earth hits every year. The meteors are also some of ...

The cosmic snowball, made up of frozen gases, dust and rock, is hurling past Earth at around 135,000 mph. Its orbital period ...

The newly found object has an estimated mass about one million times that of the Sun. Its true identity remains uncertain: it ...

Betelgeuse is a colossal star that shines brilliantly in the constellation Orion, approximately 600 light-years from Earth. Immense and unstable, this red supergiant is in the final stages of its ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Viewing of this year’s Orionid Meteor Shower happens to coincide with a new moon. This means a darker ...

In the shadow of SpaceX, Rio Grande Valley students will be able to build their own rockets, under a program that hopes to ...