In 1609, people observed the moon up close for the first time. East Germans consider the Italian scholar Galileo Galilei to be the father of telescope astronomy. However, a little-known British ...

At the turn of the 21 st century, astrophysicists theorized that the Sun was headed toward a deep solar minimum, but a new ...

Saturn is reclaiming its throne in the night sky and on September 21 will make its closest approach to Earth for the year.

A team of researchers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to discover 12 ancient black holes from 12.9 billion years ago ...

A new era in science is emerging, one that returns the study of the mind to the center of the conversation for psychology, ...

The Moon passes 5° north of Jupiter at 7 A.M. EDT. Early risers can enjoy the pairing before sunrise, standing some 50° high in the east an hour before the Sun crests the horizon. Now in its waning ...

The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the ...

By Wausau Pilot & Review Staff This week’s night sky offers a mix of planetary pairings, comet sightings, and a striking ...

Grote Reber helped spark decades of interest in radio astronomy in Tasmania when he decided to call the southern state home.

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

Greetings, stargazers. Saturday is named for the prominent figure in Roman mythology. In addition to stargazing, this month should be great for Saturn-gazing. To ancient astronomers, Saturn was one ...

NASA has firmly debunked a Harvard astronomer's suggestion that an interstellar comet passing through our solar system might be an artificial object created by alien intelligence.The space ...