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

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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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Astronomers have detected an explosion of gamma rays that repeated several times over the course of a day, an event unlike ...

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

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

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Hubble has uncovered a rare ultra-massive white dwarf created in a violent star merger. Once thought to be ordinary, the star ...

The Lake Havasu City Astronomy Club is looking for volunteers after it has reacquired equipment for a region-wide telescope recording program.