New research shows hidden Venus asteroids could unleash city-sized impacts. Learn why they’re so hard to spot and how telescopes might find them.

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data ...

The service is amid an organizational transformation, aligning acquisition programs with mission areas under units it calls ...

An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Brazil has identified a little-known but potentially significant threat: Asteroids that share Venus's orbit and may ...

A recent discovery by astronomers has sparked intrigue and curiosity in the scientific community. An object, exhibiting unusual characteristics and a rare orbit, has been found parked near Earth’s ...

Event Horizon Telescope data reveal the magnetic field around M87* shifted, weakened and then flipped, defying theoretical expectations.

The Minnesota Astronomical Society will host Astronomy Day at Eagle Lake Observatory on September 27, 2025, featuring solar viewing, expert talks, and nighttime sky observations.

At nearly 14,000 feet, Mauna Kea sits above most of Earth’s weather, making it a legendary spot for astronomical ...

Astronomers are trying to determine what caused a series of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, to occur in a single day.

Daniel W.E. Green at the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams, suggests that comet SWAN will hover near magnitude of +6, ...

As with many big space stories, 3I/ATLAS is getting a fair share of attention as well as some more controversial theories ...

Obtained by UB as part of a project to observe last year's total solar eclipse, the telescope will be used for education and ...