The Moon passes in front of the stars of the Pleiades, visible in the eastern U.S., while distant ice giant Uranus hangs ...

Mercury sits a few degrees due south of Pollux in Gemini early this morning, while Mars lies higher up along the ecliptic.

The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of interest within the astronomy community. The planet orbits within the habitable zone around its ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026 shortlist features eclipses, nebulae, aurorae and Milky Way images ahead of the September winners announcement.

Nasa is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will study how the universe began, what it ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

A distant 'exomoon' the size of Jupiter is changing how we think about the cosmos.

Second only to black holes, neutron stars – incredibly dense star remnants – are the densest objects in the universe. When neutron stars collide, they create ripples in the fabric of space and time in ...

Astronaut Tim Peake, guitarist Johnny Marr and 150 other public figures have signed an open letter. With almost no residents, no restaurants and barely any visitors, Avellanosa de Muñó is preparing ...

Data access, or the availability of new and archival data for use by other scientists and the public, is key to scientific advancement. How data is presented, searched, and formatted determines ...

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The Chennai Astronomy Club organizes weekend star parties close to the city, utilizing eight telescopes to foster a community ...