Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing ...

A couple months back, astronomers officially confirmed the existence of “Betelbuddy,” Betelgeuse’s long-suspected companion ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

Elizabeth C. Babcock, the founding director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C., returns ...

University of California, Irvine. An international team of researchers has identified a strong candidate for a nearby, potentially rocky exoplanet orbiting within its star’s temperate zone. The world, ...

Earlier this year, many university departments slashed their incoming PhD classes in a last-minute scramble as the Trump ...

Earth" less than 20 light-years from our own planet is offering scientists new hope in the hunt for other worlds that could ...

At the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, the CGSS runs a charity bake sale three times a year. For ...

An international team of researches has announced the discovery of a super-Earth exoplanet (designated GJ 251 c) situated in ...

Astronomy professor Chris Impey's MOOC, or Massive Online Open Course, has already signed up more than 1,000 students and it recently got a shout-out from Sports Illustrated, which listed "free online ...

From left, Lynn Villency Cohen; Douglas York, President, Stamford Museum & Nature Center board of directors; Melissa Mulrooney, SM&NC CEO; ...

The Orionid meteor shower is often seen near the Orion constellation, so look towards the southeast sky, as meteors can look ...