Astronomers used to rely on chance to catch a glimpse of fleeting explosions in space. A fresh approach to watching these ...

A lucky alignment of space- and ground-based telescopes has enabled researchers to nail down the mass of a rogue planet for the first time. Unlike worlds in our Solar System, rogue planets do not ...

In observations conducted between April 5 and April 10, 2017, the team looked at the relativistic jet produced by OJ 287, a ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

On January 10, 1946, the U.S. army bounced radar signals off of Earth's moon for the first time ever. Known as "Project Diana ...

"These images are not just pretty." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It was 4 a.m. on Nov. 25 at the top of Hawaii's dormant ...

The third and final 'supermoon' of the year arrives tonight – providing a festive spectacle like no other. Our moon will appear as a big, bright round glistening white orb, like a huge shining ...

"Once these objects get too faint to see, they will never be seen again," When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Few cosmic visitors ...

The Schmidts' philanthropic research organization will build a 3-meter space telescope and fund three ground-based facilities.

During the past week, you had to get up before morning twilight to spot Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). And you still can. But thanks to its position in the north, now you also can see it in the evening sky ...

Attention skywatchers and residents of the UAE! 2026 holds a spectacular show surprise for you from supermoons to meteor ...

Astronomers have, for the first time, pinned down both the mass and distance of a planet that drifts through the galaxy without a parent star, turning a once purely theoretical class of worlds into a ...