Meteors from the Geminid shower can be colorful, with hues ranging from green to purple and amber. And sometimes they streak ...

The longest gamma-ray burst ever observed has UNC Chapel Hill astronomers questioning the very nature of these cosmic ...

An explosive event in the sky might soon captivate stargazers, as a research team led by the University of Turku predicts ...

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

Current physics is speeding toward a breaking point, as astronomers confirm that the Hubble tension in new data.

A pioneering project explores how stargazing can ease anxiety, boost mood and strengthen family bonds, using the night sky as ...

Dürer's 1515 star charts were a game-changer for European courts, proving an obsession with astrology is nothing new ...

"We might lose the ability to observe about 30% of the faintest galaxies. We are at the point of starting to be able to see ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

Researchers have found a razor-thin, rotating string of galaxies inside a massive cosmic filament, revealing unexpected ...

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been ...

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