Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system.

A collision observed between two black holes, each more massive than a hundred suns, is the largest merger of its kind ever recorded, according to new research.

Researchers stitched together hundreds of images from the Very Large Telescope to form a breathtaking photo of a nearby ...

As more of the world lives under light-polluted skies, astrophotographers are a connection to the cosmos. With their high-tech telescopes, cameras and image editing software, they can magnify what ...

Behold! The 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards shortlist has been released, showcasing a spectacular array of ...

Every year in mid-July, downtown State College and parts of Penn State’s campus come alive with visitors to the Central ...

Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie ...

Putting his admiration for both music and astronomy at the forefront of his work, the Griffin Academy astrophysics and ...

The American Astronomical Society (AAS), the SETI Institute, and the NASA Community College Network (NCCN) have teamed up to ...

The discovery of Pluto is credited to Clyde Tombaugh, then just 24 years old, an amateur with no formal education in astronomy whose dogged determination earned him a place in the history of science.

A professor of astronomy at the UA's Steward Observatory, McCarthy recently received the American Astronomical Society's 2012 Educator of the Year award for his innovative approach of putting ...

For the astronomers, there will be a separate observatory. The association said that a partnership with the cemetery would create “a permanent hub” for public stargazing and astronomy education.