"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University of Amsterdam in a statement. This orbital period places it a little closer ...

An interview with New York Times bestselling author Alexander Freed on this upcoming post-'Revenge of the Sith' tale.

The study of 'starquakes' (like earthquakes, but in stars) promises to give us important new insights into the properties of neutron stars (the collapsed remnants of massive stars), according to new ...

This week, skywatchers get a rare treat as the moon aligns with the Pleiades star cluster, briefly obscuring its bright stars ...

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

Astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other institutions have stumbled upon a truly bizarre planet—an ...

Ohio State astronomy professor Adam Leroy is the 2025 recipient of the Henry Draper Medal. The Henry Draper Medal, established in 1886, is awarded every four years to a researcher or pair of ...

The telescope is a project of the European Southern Observatory intergovernmental research organisation and is under ...

If you have ever wondered about the stars or the planets that are a part of our solar system, then you may be interested in ...

A Month of Bright Planets Venus blazes at its brightest for the year after sunset, then Mars and Jupiter to rule the night ...

Seastar Smart Telescope helped the enthusiasts capture stunning images of planets and nebulae, while the 8-inch Dobsonian ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...