Astronomers watched a distant star dim for months and found a metal-rich cloud that may be the aftermath of a massive ...

Some galaxies in the early universe were absolute powerhouses, churning out stars at rates that would dwarf the Milky Way's ...

ON January 25, 2025, a rare planetary alignment will be visible in the night sky. Six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will appear to align together, forming a line across the ...

Combining observations from several powerful telescopes, astronomers have detected a gargantuan, 'wobbling' black hole ...

"Most excitingly, this new idea addresses one of the longstanding habitability problems on Europa and is a good sign for the ...

Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on ...

The gravitational lens JVAS B1938+666 consists of massive bodies ranging from 6.5 billion to 11 billion light-years away, including this "mysterious disruptor," the most distant element of Jvas ...

January 8 opens with the icy moon Europa and its shadow transiting the disk of Jupiter. The two move across the disk from east to west until the shadow disappears from the eastern limb by 2:30 A.M.

January doesn’t skimp on cosmic sightseeing. The month begins with a vibrant supermoon, continues with the year’s best Jupiter view, and ends with multiple moon-planet conjunctions. Aurora activity ...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was a smash hit in 2023. It took home more than $1.36 billion at the global box office. Plus, you know, this is Super Mario Bros. we’re talking about here. Anything and ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – 2026 will feature several noteworthy astronomical events worthy of staying up late or getting up early in Central Florida. From conjunctions to the last blood moon eclipse in years, ...