How can a galaxy display perfectly defined spiral arms when the Universe had only a little over 10% of its current age? This ...

Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...

A passing daydream sparked what would become the newest artwork displayed inside the 129-year-old University of Illinois Observatory.

Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

Staerkel Planetarium brings the beauty of the night sky indoors, blending astronomy, mythology and storytelling.

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are irregular dwarf galaxies and satellites of the Milky Way. The LMC is about 163,000 ...

SETI scientists observing a pulsar’s radio pulses over time are redefining how astronomers time pulsars and search for ...

Up to 150 Geminid meteors may brighten the night sky each hour as the shower hits its peak on Dec. 13-14, according to the ...

It’s also the perfect place to learn about the Geminid meteor shower, which peaks this weekend. Texas Standard hit the road ...

The surprisingly high amounts of chlorine and potassium in a supernova remnant could help solve the mystery of where these crucial elements come from ...

TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...