In 2014, a NASA telescope observed that the infrared light emitted by a massive star in the Andromeda galaxy gradually grew brighter. The star glowed more intensely with infrared light for around ...

Astronomy centers expect the majority of Muslim countries to announce they will not be able to see the crescent moon on February 17 ...

Abstract artist releases 11" x 15" pen and ink piece symbolizing humanity's bond with the universe and cultural ...

To see stars, planets, constellations and meteor showers, Upstate, Midlands and Lowcountry beginners can find dark sky places away from light pollution.

On August 2, 2027, Earth will witness a total eclipse, but it's not just another total eclipse. This astronomical phenomenon that will never happen again in ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has just gotten a bit smaller, at least according to the latest data. New measurements reveal that the gas giant is slightly narrower at the equator ...

The sunspot region designated AR 14098 rotated over the Sun’s eastern limb in late January carrying magnetic complexity ...

Astronomers have uncovered a distant planetary system that flips a long-standing rule of planet formation on its head. Around the small red dwarf star LHS 1903, scientists expected to find rocky ...

Acolytes of "Farscape" can attest to the series' innumerable merits and it's an ideal way for Valentine's Day revelers to spend a rousing evening bingeing episodes. Astronaut John Crichton falls into ...

A massive star 2.5 million light-years away simply vanished — and astronomers now know why. Instead of exploding in a supernova, it quietly collapsed into a black hole, shedding its outer layers in a ...

The Rosette Nebula is located 5,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Monoceros.

Since the 1990s, astronomers have found a handful of other dwarf planets in the belt, such as Eris and Sedna, along with ...