On January 10, 1946, the U.S. army bounced radar signals off of Earth's moon for the first time ever. Known as "Project Diana ...

Astronomers have discovered that a young galaxy was gradually starved by its central supermassive black hole, in what was ...

The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247) is being held Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 and will feature remarkable ...

A NASA team using the Hubble Space Telescope found an object in space never recorded before, nicknamed “Cloud-9.” ...

Earth's nearest celestial neighbor is set to take center stage in 2026, with major lunar missions and a rare solar eclipse ...

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few miles across,” said The New York Times. This is “small compared with our ...

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

At 3 a.m. on a crisp May night in Chile, all seemed well with the world’s largest digital camera. Until it didn’t. Inside the newly built Vera C. Rubin Observatory, site project scientist Sandrine ...

The darkest places in the U.S. provide the best stargazing opportunities. From coast to coast, here's where to go for ...

Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the ...