Picture walking outside on a dark, cloudless evening. You look up to admire the stars—maybe even a planet, if you're ...

Whipple Observatory set to reopen with new Science Center, expanding access to astronomy for rural communities ...

Untangling the Sun’s messy and mysterious patterns may be a computer’s job someday, but the technology isn't quite there yet.

Scientists discovered that Barnard’s Star wobbles a full 20 inches (50 cm) per second — five times Earth’s effect on the Sun ...

Claims of worlds orbiting Barnard’s star have been made before. But an advanced instrument could provide the breakthrough ...

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My recent visit to Berlin for a planetary science conference coincided with Berlin Art Week. The exhibitions were mostly ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand ...

NASA announced that two space probes proposed by University of Maryland astronomers have advanced to the next round of ...

In 2020, SpaceX agreed to work with the international astronomical community, which was facing research problems due to the brightness of the company's Starlink satellites. But the problems just keep ...

The Springfield Museums, in collaboration with the Springfield STARS Club, is bringing back its popular monthly stargazing ...