Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make ...

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions ...

Sky watchers around the world have a new star to hunt for in the night sky, thanks to a recently detected explosion in our ...

Such a conjunction is one theorized explanation for the Star of Bethlehem: For ancient astrologers, the motions and close appearances of planets held deep meaning and were believed to predict ...

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 ...

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with ...

The Proba-3 spacecraft succeed at creating solar eclipses, kicking off a two-year mission to study the sun’s mysterious outer atmosphere, the corona.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

A powerful new telescope in Chile is set to transform astronomy, and its first pictures of stellar nurseries and galaxies have just been unveiled ...

In a joint press release, both NASA and Boeing stated that officials are targeting Saturday, June 22, for the return of the Boeing Crew Flight Test mission from the International Space Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Despite a number of delays, NASA announced it has picked a new launch date for the maiden flight of Boeing’s Starliner. The Starliner will be launching ...

A cosmic mission in Antarctica led by U of A astronomer Christopher Walker just set a new NASA record for the longest scientific balloon flight. The team launched its massive helium balloon on Dec ...