Three of the key figures behind the Lime Tree Observatory in Grewelthorpe, near Ripon, have been awarded a prestigious prize by the British Astronomical Society (BAA). Chris Higgins, John Roberts and ...

A seven-hour gamma-ray burst, GRB 250702B, stuns astronomers and hints at powerful new cosmic engines still unknown to science.

To get the best views, look east on Saturday night, Dec. 13, into the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 14, when the radiant reaches its highest point in the sky. You might expect to see some ...

With uncertainty surrounding program funding, federal cuts and state budget shortfalls, some University of Washington ...

For much of the twentieth century, scientists expected the expanding universe to slow over time. The opposite turned out to be true. Space is stretching faster today than in the past, and the precise ...

Even if you've never seen a popular sci-fi film or TV series, certain genre quotes have gained such omnipresent prominence ...

A new study revisits ancient Chinese records to explore whether a comet could explain the Star of Bethlehem described in ...

Dark matter is special in that it doesn't emit, absorb or interact with light, so science had to find a more creative way to ...

Catching the best Geminid meteor shower display requires planning, patience, and weather monitoring. Here’s where, when, and ...

For 19-year-old Gael Gomez, the Mount Pleasant Sidewalk Astronomers has changed his life for the better. But soon, he may be ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed close-up images ever taken of stars exploding, known as novae. These pictures ...

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park in Okeechobee offers something increasingly rare in the Sunshine State – authentic wilderness that hasn’t been manicured, themed, or squeezed between condominiums ...