For people living in West Texas, the night sky might feel ordinary. But for astronomers and photographers around the world, it’s something rare: one of the clearest, darkest windows into the universe ...

The small Massachusetts island of Nantucket is known for its beautiful beaches, local authors, rich maritime history, and quaint New England coastal charm. But did you know that Nantucket is also a ...

After marking the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the first exoplanet around a sun-like star, we now look forward to what the next 30 years might offer.

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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Matteo Luisi, assistant professor of physics and director of the planetarium and observatory at Westminster College, will present the 2025 Henderson Lecture at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in ...

A study led by Howard Chen looks to explain what NASA space telescopes are missing in the search for life beyond Earth.

From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research touch nearly every aspect of modern life ...

WISPIT 2b, a gas giant five times more massive than Jupiter, is the first planet of its kind to be observed growing inside its star’s ring, as captured by the Magellan Telescope and the ...

Astronomers have found the most distant and energetic “odd radio circle” ever detected — a massive double-ringed radio structure nearly 10 billion years old. The discovery, made with the help of ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled a breathtaking cosmic landscape that looks more like a scene from fantasy than reality. What appears to be a glowing mountain peak shrouded in mist is ...

Rogue planets live by their own rules, freely floating through the cosmos without being bound to a star. With no stellar supervision, those isolated planetary bodies can often behave in unusual ways.

For astrophysicist Mansi Kasliwal, her appointment to the historic Palomar Observatory as the new director was a full-circle moment. The California Institute of Technology announced her new position ...