Astronomers have been treated to a stunning fireworks display from around a young star called The events, detected in 2004 ...

"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a ...

Ever wondered how planetary systems like our own solar system form? Thanks to the European Space Agency's Gaia space ...

The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Finding these mysterious signals forever changed astronomy.

For two decades, astronomers have wondered how supermassive black holes could exist less than a billion years after the Big ...

Although this controversy might be specific to Chile, home to 40 percent of the world’s astronomy infrastructure, the project ...

It’s more than the 50 stars on the flag—the American story is suffused with celestial imagery and astronomical symbols.

While these free events do indeed happen each month, the gathering that's set to sparkle Dec. 20 feels a bit special: It's ...

An international team of astronomers has uncovered the most unmistakable evidence yet that the powerful jets launched by ...

Experts in black hole astronomy and artificial intelligence will combine for the project at Heriot-Watt University.

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea discovered a massive planet and a ...

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...