When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

New analysis shows that the Pleiades cluster constitutes the core of a much larger structure of related stars that are ...

Many Hoosiers shared stunning images of the northern lights from all around Indiana when auroras shone Nov 11-12, 2025.

The northern lights might be visible for the second night in a row in parts of Illinois. Here's when to look outside.

A powerful G4 geomagnetic storm could make the northern lights visible as far south as Alabama. The best chance to see the aurora is typically between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. in a dark location away from ...

Space weather is hard to predict, but two forecast maps show Indiana could see dazzling auroras beginning Nov. 11. Here's ...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery ...

In an exclusive "Players Pass" interview with Okayplayer, Chance retraces the origins of his musical journey. We had the ...

Is a sun a star or a planet? While science now agrees the sun is a star, new telescopes may soon challenge how we define ...

SIMP 0136 sits about 20 light-years away in the direction of the constellation Pisces. With a mass about 13 times that of Jupiter, it's too small to sustain the nuclear fusion that powers stars, but ...