Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have taken the closest-ever look at the dusty regions where planets form, offering new insight into the earliest stages of ...

Earth's atmosphere is an impediment to astronomical observations. Not only is cloudy weather a problem, but temperature ...

First detected in July 2025, thecomet 3I/ATLAS, which is the third of its kind to be spotted, is not your average cosmic ...

Gov. Josh Green is pledging to help “promptly ” establish a procedure to permit construction of a controversial telescope atop Mauna Kea on a site previously developed for observatory use. Green ...

Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland—the ...

It's a reminder of why preserving pristine night skies remains essential for both astronomy and human wonder.

Comet 3I/ATLAS has made a striking return to our skies after disappearing behind the sun for a brief period.

The Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Rosman will remain open and fully staffed while it is listed for sale, the ...

A giant exoplanet orbiting a nearby dwarf star has been found in an ideal location for next-generation telescopes to search ...

Researchers using new simulations suggest that the Milky Way’s past collisions may have reshaped its dark matter core. This ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS isn’t hiding from view; it has been coming from behind the Sun, making it hard for ground-based telescopes to track. That’s why we haven’t seen much of it yet. So no, this doesn’t mean ...