Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...

Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to our own Sun. Now, two separate research teams have found solid evidence ...

"The goal of this project was to explore the fundamental low-mass limit of the star and brown dwarf formation process." ...

Nestled in the remote highlands of Potter County, Cherry Springs State Park offers something increasingly rare in our modern world – a chance to see the night sky as our ancestors did, ablaze with ...

Cherry Springs, isolated atop its mountain and surrounded by the 265,000-acre Susquehannock State Forest, remained a haven of ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star, one of our closest stellar neighbours.

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

“As maximum eclipse nears, the moon transforms into a deep crimson orb,” the space agency said. “That red color comes from ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...