Since Galileo first observed them through his telescope in the early 1600s, sunspots have fascinated scientists.

Subaru Telescope has made an exciting discovery: a small body beyond Pluto, with implications for the formation, evolution, and current structure of ...

The first publication by Galileo Galilei has set a new auction record for the celebrated astronomer, selling for $1.5 million at Christie's.

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"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian ...

Fraunhofer researchers want to use laser communication telescope to modernize satellite infrastructure and keep pace with ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of A11pl3Z, a massive new interstellar object entering our solar system.

Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th ...

The brand new Vera Rubin telescope is about to begin its 10-year mission to offer the newest cosmic perspective we've had in a long time. For Big Picture enthusiasts like myself, such an ...

Standing in front of a giant projected bar graph, he solemnly explained the possible fate of the world's most powerful eye on the sun: . If Co ...

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 is our telescope experts' pick as the best overall smart telescope, and is now $420 off for Father's Day.

Humanity’s need to track the Moon's changing phases and motions is ancient. Mammoth hunters used the Moon as a timekeeper, carving crescent-shaped notches into bone and tusk. Sumerian astronomers ...