Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of ...

After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

The Geminids peak Dec. 13, producing up to 120 meteors per hour visible from 8 p.m. until sunrise. Plus, a recap of ...

Seventy light-years from Earth, a star called Kappa Tucanae A harbors one of astronomy's most perplexing mysteries: dust so ...

This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...

A spiral galaxy, shaped much like our Milky Way, has been found in an era when astronomers believed such well-formed galaxies ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered puzzling ultraviolet radiation around young stars in a ...

If you don't want to drag a telescope to your dark sky spot for stargazing, then the Celestron Skymaster 25x100 binoculars ...

First up, just pointing a rocket at the Sun and blasting as hard as you can would result in a wild miss. The main problem you ...

For around a year now, the Sidewalk Astronomers have been meeting regularly in D.C. to show people that gazing at the stars ...