When the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth in May 2024, photographer Kavan Chay was in Tumbledown Bay, New ...

An interest in astronomy may strike early in life or later. Regardless of what lit the fire of that interest, you need knowledge to help you understand the universe. Some of the most important sources ...

Dr. Gregory Feiden, a University of North Georgia (UNG) professor of astronomy, and his research group have spent the past ...

Astronomers discovered a rare ultra-massive white dwarf forged in a stellar smash-up and unmasked only by Hubble’s ...

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Astronomer and Pluto mission leader S. Alan Stern explores how the field has transformed during his decades-long career.

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Dive into the fascinating crossroads of astronomy and astrology — where science meets symbolism, and the sky tells two very ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region.

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"GW250114 is the loudest gravitational wave event we have detected to date; it was like a whisper becoming a shout." ...