Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are ...

The university’s critical contribution allows the Vera C. Rubin Observatory to fulfill its mission as a high-tech research tool that is revolutionizing how we explore worlds beyond our own.

Many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these outdoor lighting from roads, buildings and elsewhere could blind us to the rest of the universe.

Pulsating stars. Supernova explosions. Streaking asteroids. Far-off galaxies.Humankind recently saw the first stunning images of outer space taken by ...

Harvard paper raises flag that comet‑like 3I/ATLAS might be alien tech. Most experts disagree calling it a natural visitor.

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory sits atop the mountain Cerro Pachón in northern Chile.

Scientists have issued a concerning update on a mystery interstellar object travelling through our solar system.

The object, named NGC 6099 HLX-1, first appeared in 2009. Chandra caught the bright X-ray flash near the galaxy’s outskirts.

Astronomers may have found a rare intermediate-mass black hole outside galaxy NGC 6099—offering clues about how bigger black holes form.