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

Hubble’s 35-year journey showcases humanity’s boldest space achievements, capturing everything from new stars forming to ancient galaxies. Its discoveries revolutionized our understanding of black ...

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

The world's largest solar telescope has reached an important milestone. The data published now were obtained during the technical commissioning of the instrument.

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 ...

From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.

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

It wasn’t until NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) turned its eye to the scene that the story took an unexpected turn.

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

Schreiner University will host its final spring Star Party on Friday, April 25, starting at 8:30 p.m. at the Loftis Family ...

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