Three of the key figures behind the Lime Tree Observatory in Grewelthorpe, near Ripon, have been awarded a prestigious prize by the British Astronomical Society (BAA). Chris Higgins, John Roberts and ...

Al Qudra Desert to host two-night event by DAG with telescopes and expert guidance Dubai: Stargazers in the UAE are gearing ...

From your place inside the Milky Way, you are living within a galaxy that keeps a detailed chemical diary. Every star holds ...

With uncertainty surrounding program funding, federal cuts and state budget shortfalls, some University of Washington ...

Two massive hot stars brushed very close to our Sun, leaving behind a trace in the clouds of gas and dust that lay beyond our system.

To get the best views, look east on Saturday night, Dec. 13, into the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, when the radiant reaches its highest point in the sky. You might expect to see some ...

Four UC Nobel laureates on what they discovered here, why it matters, and why their world-changing work could only have ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...