Aug. 26 marked the 140th anniversary of McKim Observatory’s First Light. An observatory’s “First Light” signifies when a ...

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 ...

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

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.

Tiny red objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are offering scientists new insights into the origins of ...