Astronomers detect a massive metal-rich cloud orbiting an unseen companion of star J0705+0612. Observations reveal its size, composition, and possible origin from a planetary collision.

Astronomers are finally catching a star in the act of dying, not as a static before-and-after snapshot but as a live, ...

The September 2025 issue featured "A guide to beginner's guides," a reminiscence and description of some the books for ...

A fringe prediction that Earth will briefly lose gravity in 2026 has snowballed into a full-blown online panic, complete with ...

Astronomers have long chased a hard question: how did black holes grow so huge so fast. Researchers at Maynooth University in ...

A team led by University of Washington astronomers has discovered the fastest-ever spinning asteroid with a diameter over half a kilometer. The asteroid — found while analyzing data from the NSF–DOE ...

SpectrUM recently gained a $250,000 grant from NASA to place telescopes in the fall of this year in libraries across the state of Montana.

The iOptron 80mm White Light Solar Scope is a decent purchase if you do not already own a telescope and want to buy something ...

A sizzling exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope is shedding its atmosphere and leaving behind two gigantic helium tails.

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

The new research suggests an alternative origin. Dark matter could have instead been born extremely hot, opening up ...