The new images aren’t just breathtaking — they’re revolutionary for science. They help researchers study exoplanets’ atmospheres, track black hole activity, and test theories about cosmic evolution.

A new emulator is tackling the near-impossible task of mapping the universe's large-scale structure without sacrificing ...

The period known as "cosmic noon," which took place roughly 2 to 3 billion years after the Big Bang, was characterized by the rapid formation of new stars and planetary systems. Naturally, objects ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

The Sunset Bay Astronomy Festival will return to Sunset Bay and Shore Acres state parks on Sept. 25-27. Here's how to attend.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly components—gas and dust strewn between stars, known as the interstellar medium.

3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us ...

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.

Harvard scientist Avi Loeb, who has made headlines for his theories about interstellar objects, says we are "probably not" ...

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Students can now reach for the stars, literally, through the new astronomy major at the University of North Carolina at ...

Mapping the Universe’s vast structure no longer requires endless supercomputer time. Effort.jl brings cosmic modeling to laptops without sacrificing accuracy.