A distant flicker of light from a star can reveal more than you might expect. In fact, a brief, subtle brightening in the sky ...

Scientists have found a nearby planet that appears to be teeming with life, and now we may know what it looks like. The ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered a dramatic celestial spectacle: a Mercury-sized exoplanet that is rapidly disintegrating ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

After years of development, researchers at the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have fired up their newest tool, ...

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

"This measurement of the planet population from planets somewhat larger than Earth all the way to the size of Jupiter and ...

A new study led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has revealed that planets ...

Whether or not we’re alone in the universe is one of the biggest questions in science. A recent study, led by astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan at the University of Cambridge, suggests the answer might ...

A new instrument has been put into operation at the largest solar telescope on earth, which takes precise images of the sun.

For those up and about before sunrise on Friday, a smile in the sky will look down on Massachusetts from the sky above.

The anniversary celebration also included a countdown of images captured over the Hubble Space Telescope's lifetime so far, ...