The Vail students will use telescopes, computers and specialized software to gather data about the sun’s inner corona during Monday's solar eclipse.

Alongside Snoop Dogg and Demi Moore, a Chicago professor and astronomist was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Influential People of 2025. Wendy Freedman is a professor of astronomy and ...

Alongside Snoop Dogg and Demi Moore, a Chicago professor and astronomist was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Influential People of 2025. Wendy Freedman is a professor of astronomy and ...

Did you know elephants have long trunks? The first YouTube video delivers that little-known bit of animal knowledge -- and after that, things really got going.

An alien planet has been discovered that may be "teeming with life" as scientists reveal the exact date we will know whether extraterrestrials exist could be "within one to two years".

The astronomist and his team are hoping to conduct further research to determine whether DMS and DMDS can be produced non-biologically at the levels currently inferred.

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France’s huge stargazing celebration Nuits des étoiles will take place this weekend (August 9 - 11) with over 500 events being organised across the country. It coincides with the most spectacular ...

To look for atmospheres around planets outside our solar system is to look for extraterrestrial life. Astronomist Sebastian Zieba used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study small rocky ...