Here is a look at just a few of the biggest developments in astronomy that The Debrief has been tracking in 2025.

One of the biggest recent surprises in astronomy is the discovery that most stars like the Sun harbor a planet ...

Since its founding in 1894, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff has been a beacon of astronomical discovery, its scientists famously identifying Pluto and revealing the expanding universe. Now, Lowell ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrated the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), a 40,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits, a ...

Dr. Larry Denneau of the University of Hawaii is nothing like your typical astronomer. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. What ...

The James Webb Telescope has discovered a gigantic galaxy in the early universe, likely from 12 billion years ago. Scientists named it "Big Wheel," and their research was published in the journal ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured images of a giant galaxy, nicknamed the Big Wheel, located more than 12 billion light-years from Earth. This discovery, published in Nature ...

Introduction: the natural history of the heavens and the natural history of discovery -- Part I. Entrée: 1. The Pluto affair -- Part II. Narratives of Discovery: 2. Moons, rings, and asteroids: ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...