A Texas Tech Assistant Astronomy Professor, Elias Aydi, along with other astronomers, used a cutting-edge technique to ...

New technology is helping astronomers open new windows into novae, stellar explosions that can act as 'laboratories for ...

Astronomers have captured images of two stellar explosions—known as novae—within days of their eruption and in unprecedented ...

GREGOR's high-resolution FAST IMAGER happened to scan the sunspots in active region NOAA 14274 just 30 minutes before the emission of an X1.2 solar flare, giving researchers an unprecedented view of ...

Veteran skywatchers say looking at the night sky is fun, educational and even awe-inspiring. The celestial views won't be anywhere near as crisp and detailed as those captured by the Hubble Space ...

Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it Telescope project managers are rewriting scheduling programs to avoid the new ...

"Black moon" has many confusing definitions in astronomy, witchcraft and pop culture No, that weird term in your social media feeds isn’t a Norwegian metal band’s new album. A rare lunar event called ...

Pluto hogs the spotlight in the continuing scientific debate over what is and what is not a planet, but a less conspicuous argument rages on about the planetary status of massive objects outside our ...