The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

Deimos is the smaller and less photographed of Mars’ moons. This egg-shaped object, only measuring about 7.7 miles in ...

Astronomers Found a 'Dead Star' 1,600 Light-Years Away From Earth Sending out Mysterious Signals Every Two Hours Astronomers ...

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to ...

New research led by W. M. Keck Observatory Instrument Scientist and astronomer Grant Hill has confirmed what scientists have long suspected—WR 104 comprises two massive stars: a Wolf-Rayet star and an ...

On March 23, however, the iconic rings are set to 'disappear'. This is due to the Earth’s orbit crossing the plane of the ...

The four exoplanets orbit Barnard’s Star so closely that their years last only a few Earth days. They are probably rocky and, ...

SpaceX delivered a four-person crew to the International Space Station early Sunday, setting the stage for Barry Wilmore and ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...