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

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 ...

Astronomers have traced a mysterious fast radio burst to an unexpected place — an ancient, massive galaxy far removed from ...

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

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 ...

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

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.

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The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will resume public viewing after the holidays when students return to campus ...