The seven stars that make up this famous asterism are part of Ursa Major the Great Bear. And they offer a lot more than meets ...

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

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

"Planetarium for the Unstoppable" is the title of the event scheduled for Thursday, December 19, at 7 PM, aimed at people ...

Sun Dec 15, 2024 07:00 PM Last update on: Sun Dec 15, 2024 07:03 PM Astronomer Dr Lamia Mowla, an Assistant Professor at ...

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

Since 2017, Imperio, 37, a Duke Eye Center Ophthalmic Photographer, has found a creative outlet in astrophotography, the ...

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

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

The Hubble tension is one of the most hotly debated discrepancies in all of astronomy. It centers around a number called the ...

In stark contrast with a paper released last year that determined the exoplanet was likely to be bare and barren, new data ...

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