In 2006, astronomers ‘demoted’ Pluto from a major planet in the solar system to a dwarf planet. But was Pluto snubbed? Our ...

An unusual old, hot Jupiter-like planet with a “puffy” atmosphere has been discovered in our galaxy, huddled around a distant ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

This week, we have another beautiful conjunction in the morning sky as the Moon slides by Saturn and its magnificent ring ...

Scientists with the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission released a fresh batch of breathtaking images of our universe this ...

Gliese 12 b could be the nearest temperate world like our own located to date — but don’t book your travel tickets quite yet.

The Moon reaches Last Quarter as it travels past several planets in the sky this week. Plus, pick up a comet, star clusters, ...

A team at MIT discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe — 12 to 13 billion years old — hidden in the Milky Way’s ...

Galactic archaeologists have discovered primordial streams of thousands of stars in the Milky Way that may be the genesis of ...

A new simulation of the Sun’s magnetic field may lead to a better understanding of solar storms and forewarning of a ...

Tracking down the name of the peak known as Undset, a feature with sharply cut facets that reflect the rising Sun’s rays.

The Moon occults two bright stars along the ecliptic as we also enjoy comets, asteroids, and star clusters in the sky this ...