The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission gives scientists the ability to study one of the solar system's most compelling ...

Year? A light-year is the distance light travels in one year. Light moves incredibly fast — about 186,000 miles (300,000 ...

Recent measurements with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) cast doubt on the current understanding of the exoplanet ...

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Comets are icy bodies that formed alongside the planets in the early Solar System before being flung into its distant outer ...

If you’re new to constellation identification, the best way to locate Taurus is to wait until the easily recognized ...

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the Geminid meteor shower, which will peak during the early morning hours ...

Data access, or the availability of new and archival data for use by other scientists and the public, is key to scientific ...

In the eighteenth century, from opposite ends of the world, a debate raged between two scholars over a seemingly esoteric ...

New findings suggest that an extraordinarily powerful and dangerous burst of radiation might flare from our sun in the future. By Katrina Miller The shower forms from the debris of an asteroid ...

Amateur astronomy clubs thrive on community stargazing sessions. Be patient and respectful when lining up for shared ...