The protoplanetary disk is actually a Herbig-Haro object dubbed HH 30. Such objects are glowing regions in space that contain ...

In a nutshell A rare cosmic alignment has given astronomers an unprecedented view of two galaxies from 7 billion years ago, ...

“We [will be able to] move quickly and map out very large areas of the sky,” adds Josh Schlieder, the telescope’s wide-field ...

So long as the weather cooperates, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and the moon will be visible Sunday evening during an open house at the Indiana University Kokomo Observatory. The open house begins at ...

Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

During the Cold War, American and Soviet scientists embarked on an unprecedented quest to contact extraterrestrials. But ...

Data from the Gaia spacecraft shows that even unassuming stars can host monumental companions like massive planets.

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University ...

Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn will align in February Mercury and Saturn will appear closest on4 Best viewing is ...

Visual observers and astrophotographers alike can find something amazing to observe along the plane of our galaxy.