Astronomy is a science and a hobby that loves long words, acronyms, and abbreviations. At times, listening to someone talking about an event happening in the sky or an object faraway in space can feel ...

Modern astronomy and physics stretch back centuries, so naturally, they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas and phenomena. And let's face it: Some are downright strange. From ...

DALLAS — A Total Solar Eclipse happens during the early afternoon of Monday, April 8. All of Texas sees at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting, but some North Texas locations will be in the ...

Scientists have found strong evidence of a giant gas planet in the nearest star system to our own. At four-and-a-half light years away, the lifeless planet would be a close neighbour to Earth in ...

After detection, there's a small window of time within which follow-up, light-based astronomy observations can be made. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...