NASA scientists seized a rare opportunity to study Uranus’ atmosphere during a stellar occultation, when the planet passed ...

Astronomers may have found the long-missing half of the universe's regular matter—and it appears to have been right under our ...

Did Copernicus borrow his cosmological theory from an earlier Muslim scientist? New research finds striking resemblance between Copernicus’s heliocentric treatise and a Muslim scientist’s cosmological ...

Since being a part of the physics, astronomy and materials science department, Yashasvi Moon has made a great impression. Now ...

From Lowell Observatory to Kitt Peak to Mount Graham, here are the 11 best planetariums and observatories in Arizona and ...

The interstellar plasma is turbulent and scatters pulsar radio waves slightly away from a direct, straight line path. The ...

Hubble was built with a number of instruments onboard, including the Wide Field Planetary Camera (WFPC), the Goddard High ...

Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable. By Carl Zimmer The search for life beyond Earth has led ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 light-years away. But experts are skeptical.

The 142-year-old community science stalwart's renovated gazing platform offers the chance to engage on a cosmic level.

The city council proclaimed that the city will observe "Dark Sky Week," encouraging residents to turn out the lights to see ...