"astronomy"

Proposed satellite constellations from SpaceX and others are so large and bright they would change the night sky as we know it, a new scient...

On Aug. 2, 2027, a path of totality across southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East will bring what many eclipse chasers are calling...

Giant asteroid 1997 NC1, possibly up to a mile wide, will safely pass Earth this weekend, with live online streams on Friday, June 26 and Sa...

Investors see SpaceX as a bet on broadband, AI infrastructure and even space-based energy. But if they become reality, the biggest change ma...

As Musk prepares for the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's plan to park a million data centers in Earth’s orbit has left scientists worried a...

A star could be about to become visible in the night sky in a once-every-80-years explosion. Here’s how to easily find T Coronae Borealis (T...

The ESA shares the most detailed image of the Milky Way's galactic bulge in visible light. "Every point of light matters scientifically," on...

A rare and spectacular total solar eclipse is set for Aug. 12, 2026, across the Arctic, eastern Greenland, western Iceland, the Atlantic Oce...

A new discovery near Stonehenge has revealed what archaeologists believe may be an early prototype for the monument’s solar alignment. It co...

The exoplanet HD 80606 b has a weird, elliptical orbit that brings it perilously close to its home star, causing massive temperature fluctua...

The new space telescope will work in tandem with the Hubble Space Telescope to uncover more secrets of the universe.

In one of the year’s most striking naked-eye celestial events, Venus and Jupiter will appear to come within just 1.6 degrees of each other a...