LUBBOCK, Texas — “Astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience,” according to author and astronomer Carl Sagan.

Members of the Alachua Astronomy Club set up telescopes outside the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Saturday night as Gainesville-area stargazers joined people around the world for International Observe ...

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. September 20: Juno's movement Rising around 7:30 ...

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and partners are celebrating astronomy with space-themed fun for all ages. Astro Fest—the Museum's annual ...

Following a failed attempt to restore the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a stable operational orbit, NASA turned two telescope science instruments back on for a final round of gamma-ray ...

AIP is pleased to announce Dennis Overbye as the winner of the 2026 Andrew Gemant Award. Overbye, the longtime cosmic affairs correspondent at the New York Times before retiring in December 2024, was ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope — the first space observatory named for a woman — is poised to become one of astronomy’s biggest workhorses. With a field of view 100 times that of the Hubble ...

Thousands of planets have been discovered beyond our solar system, offering clues to where life might thrive and whether Earth is truly unique. By Natalie Wolchover Troy E. Meink’s comments were the ...

Students in Cornell's Space Systems Design Studio (SSDS) have released mission results for two unique light-sail experiments.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware is a vibrant hub of scientific inquiry, encompassing a diverse range of research areas that push the boundaries of human ...

Contains spoilers for "Project Hail Mary" Traveling through interstellar space is a big element of many sci-fi stories. Whether you're talking about Star Trek's Warp speed or the wormhole jump points ...