A powerful "gamma-ray burst" has been seen exploding from merging neutron stars hidden within a previously unknown ...

Astronomers have witnessed evidence of an extremely violent collision between planets, and it resembles the event in Earth's history that created the moon.

Analysis reveals what appears to be a channel of hot, low-density plasma stretching out from our solar system toward distant ...

In A Nutshell Scientists have identified 6,594 solar twins, stars nearly identical to our Sun, in the largest model-driven catalog of its kind ever assembled. Each star was assigned an estimated age, ...

Over 4 billion years ago, as planets were coalescing around the newborn Sun, our star may have gone on an epic road trip across the Milky Way along with thousands of stellar "twins." And we may owe ...

Mumbaikars are escaping city light pollution for organized stargazing events on the outskirts. Destinations like Bhandardara ...

Bangladesh has growing academic interest in astrophysics but lacks the infrastructure for observational research ...

So, it came as a shock to many people when, in 1781, it was announced that a seventh planet, the first to be discovered since ...

When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and they say the fallout could teach us about the formation of our world. The ...

Each spring, amateur astronomers attempt the ultimate stargazing challenge—an overnight quest to spot every galaxy, nebula, ...

The homemade telescope is the handiwork of Whanganui amateur astronomer Joseph Thomas Ward. Ward championed astronomy in New Zealand when its popularity was growing but the high cost of equipment made ...

The Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) is one of the most unique galaxies captured by NASA’s telescopes. It gets its name from its shape, which resembles a broad-rimmed Mexican hat when viewed from Earth.