One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other ...

This revelation means scientists might have to rethink Type II supernova models, which would result in some of these cosmic ...

For the first time, astronomers have observed a supermassive black hole devouring a star 2600 light-years from the centre of ...

Researchers have believed that Segue 1, a puny galaxy orbiting the Milky Way just 75,000 light-years away, was packed with dark matter, a substance in space that doesn't shine or interact with light.

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...

Meng Dezhao, a Ph.D. student from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with his ...

Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio ...

Geographical rules apply. Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week Astronomy ...

Researchers armed with a new "photonic lantern" device have discovered an unexpectedly asymmetrical disk of gas swirling ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the ...

The school was one of only 60 chosen from more than 700 applicants nationwide to design and launch an experiment aboard a ...

The Albuquerque Astronomical Society is bringing the night sky down to Earth with the Cosmic Carnival on Saturday, Nov. 1.