A distant flicker of light from a star can reveal more than you might expect. In fact, a brief, subtle brightening in the sky ...

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a close approach to Saturn following a conjunction, while Neptune, invisible to the naked eye, will ...

In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

Berea proudly wears its “Folk Arts and Crafts Capital of Kentucky” crown, and the Log House Craft Gallery serves as its ...

A new study released on Thursday describes a search for what are called "microlensing" events, where a planet acts as a ...

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought. While it can be relatively easy to locate worlds that orbit close to their star, ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear ...

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A rare alignment of planets and our moon will produce a celestial old-school emoticon in the pre-dawn eastern sky on April 25 ...

The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...

Experiments to reflect sunlight away from Earth will be given the green light by the Government within weeks. Trials could ...