Edwin Hubble, a renowned astronomer, revolutionized our understanding of the universe. He proved the existence of galaxies ...

A shockwave caused by the galaxy NGC 7318b slamming into four other galaxies is akin to a "sonic boom from a jet fighter." ...

Out of the limelight, theoretical physicists continue to seek a mathematical model that can explain the universe's particles ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery of binary star systems, consisting of a white dwarf and a main sequence star ...

The Friday before this one, I had a fantastic opportunity to serve as resident astronomer for the evening at Leonardo’s ...

The Epoch of Reionization — the universe’s last major transition — may have happened earlier than previously thought.

The youngest exoplanets are actually still protected from certain detection methods by dust disks. In a "strange" case, this ...

Scientists capture first-ever detailed image of the dying star WOH G64, located 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, revealing its dramatic ejection of gases before a potential ...

Department of Physics, Engineering, and Astronomy (PEA) has a limited number of free reservations for the Dec. 7, 2024, ...

Astronomers have identified asteroid 2022 WJ1 as the smallest asteroid ever characterized, measuring just 16 to 27 inches in ...

Scientists at the European Southern Observatory have revealed a photograph showing a close-up image of star WHO G64, a red supergiant.

In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative ...