Galactic astronomy: astronomers study our galaxy, the Milky Way, while extragalactic astronomers peer outside of it to determine how these groups of stars form, change and die.

The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...

Decades ago, astronomers estimated that “ordinary” matter (basically everything that isn’t dark matter or dark energy) makes ...

For the first time, astronomers have obtained visual evidence that a star met its end by detonating twice. By studying the ...

To Boissier, this makes educating people about science, astronomy, and the STEMs (and in a way that is accessible) more important than ever. "To me, it is important because too many people are ...

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics by a researcher from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Now a recent study in the journal Nature Astronomy reveals something new and enigmatic about WASP-107 b. It has to do with all of those light gases that comprise the planet's atmosphere, ...

As an astronomy major, you’ll study how the universe formed and learn about the stars, planets, black holes, dark matter, galaxies and solar systems. With education requirements centered on ...

Indian capital Delhi emerges as a destination where people typically think of historical heritage alongside cultural ...

Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in the sky, may have a secret sunlike companion that drives the star’s mysterious six-year-long "heartbeat," new research suggests.

The cave was discovered through radar images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been in orbit since 2009, according to a Nature Astronomy study published on Monday.