According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star you’re a million years too late. The star is dead, just like your dreams. When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true.

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term habitability.

A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings.

Two Palmyra-Macedon High School seniors, Madeleine Sullivan and Richard Perry, recently presented their groundbreaking research on young star formation at the prestigious American Astronomical Society ...

Pinpointing a Milepost Marker Star that Opened the Realm of Galaxies At the dawn of the 20th century, astronomers faced a ...

These massive currents carry material on a journey through and around star-forming galaxies before they settle and form stars ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble unveiled a groundbreaking discovery that revolutionized humanity’s understanding of the cosmos.

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

At a time where many distracted themselves by looking down, maybe at a screen or a new bread recipe, fifth-year physics ...

The South African Astronomical Observatory in Sutherland is one of the world's leading sites for optical and infrared ...

The tradition of star chart mapping in Africa extends far back in history, suggesting that ancient African cultures were keen ...