Astronomers peering into the Large Magellanic Cloud have caught a white-dwarf crime scene in the act of giving up its secrets ...

The newly observed binary system features a cataclysmic variable star, designated GOTO0650, which is in a rarely seen late stage of its evolution. This was also the first major discovery for the ...

Two meteor showers and the return of the Milky Way make up the top astronomy events for July. Mark these events down on your ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a ...

Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

A massive object from outside the solar system is passing through, but the world is not in danger. It is a rare visitor, ...

A groundbreaking new survey from China’s LHAASO observatory has unveiled powerful ultrahigh-energy gamma-ray emissions across ...

Starlink satellites orbit approximately 342 miles (550 kilometers) above Earth and put on a spectacular show for observers as ...

Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected ...