Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

So-called M dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way. A research team has determined around which of them Earth-like ...

L3Harris in Rochester played a pivotal role in building the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s massive secondary mirror, now part of the world’s most advanced sky-survey telescope.

By Shreya Dasgupta In Australia, millions of newly hatched Bogong moths embark on an impressive journey twice a year. Each ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend over California when the Milky Way appears in the night ...

Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...

Nestled in the northeastern corner of the Keystone State, this 405-acre paradise somehow remains blissfully under-visited despite housing not one, not two, but three spectacular waterfalls that would ...

New research shows that certain moths, like the bogong moths, use the night sky and stars to navigate, just like humans do.

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...