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Oconee County resident Susan Vizurraga has written an historical fiction novel on a little-known female astronomer.

Monday is the first day of Fall for us in the northern hemisphere. It is the first day where there will be more darkness than ...

Pfalzner's models show that interstellar objects — bodies ejected from other star systems — could be captured by these planet ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research PlanetS, the University of Warwick, and the Canary Islands ...

An “Einstein Cross” is a rarely seen cosmic configuration, in which the light from a distant galaxy is bent by the gravity of ...

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.

Travel the universe from your seat with our picks from the annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

A Chilean astronomer has become dedicated to battling light pollution in the Atacama Desert and preserve what is considered ...

Researchers have spent 10 years improving the massive detectors they use to catch shockwaves from colliding black holes, and ...

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