At the Harvard College Observatory in years around 1900, women were hired to make measurements of astronomical data and do ...

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

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

This place just made TIME's list of World's Greatest Places of 2025 and Newsweek's 10 best science museums in the U.S. Here's ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

Starting late on March 13 and continuing into the early-morning hours of March 14, our natural satellite will pass through ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

NASA’s SPHEREx mission has successfully communicated with Earth, marking the start of an ambitious journey to map the cosmos.

Its employees regularly collect weather data that help scientists monitor daily forecasts, track hurricanes, support air ...

The renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson encourages you to explore the universe with his top picks for astronomy books ...

The March 20 gathering will start at 7:15 p.m. in Room C02 of the Sunoka Building on the Okanagan College Penticton campus ...