Astronomers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have helped uncover new clues about the longest-lasting cosmic ...

“The fact that we can now watch stars explode and immediately see the structure of the material being blasted into space is ...

While meteorologists measure seasons based on weather patterns, astronomers look to the stars.

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could ...

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...

A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...

A network of powerful ground-based telescopes captured rare starspot-crossing events on TOI-3884b, revealing cooler patches ...

Astronomers have been poring over a flood of data from NASA satellites and other facilities as they try to work out what was ...

Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

Leading scientists from around the world have called on the Chilean government to protect the dark skies over the Paranal ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, billions of stars and their attendant planets. The universe teems with huge, ...