The Rho Ophiuchi nebula system is the closest star-forming region to Earth, and as such has come under the scrutiny of both ...

Often bucking tradition, these women sought knowledge of the universe and reimagined the way we view the cosmos.

WanderNebraska promotes local museums, historical societies and libraries while increasing awareness of the historical and ...

During the Victorian era, several reputable astronomers claimed ... For several decades, researchers have tried to do exactly ...

Vermont-based astrophotographer Michele Hernandez Bayliss has captured stunning views of Messier 94 - also known as the ...

The Allan government is investigating a potential merger of major departments and agencies as part of its plan to slash thousands of jobs from the public service ahead of an expected ...

Astronomers are nearing a statistically significant finding that could confirm the potential signs of life detected on the distant exoplanet K2-18b are no accident. The team of astronomers, led by ...

“It’s very different than my usual meetings in the scientific arena,” declared honoree and astronomer Wendy Freedman, beaming in a red off-the-shoulder gown. “When I go to the ...

Astronomers have stumbled upon yet another ... Using data from the Keck Observatory in Hawaii, Buzzo and her team tracked the movement of a dozen star clusters within FCC 224.

Someplace in the wide night sky, a small, doomed planet is disintegrating before our very eyes. Researchers at MIT have found a rocky planet about 140 light-years from our world that is being ...

Astronomers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced last week that they have discovered a new planet, about the mass of Mercury, that is “crumbling to pieces” about 140 light ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It was an emotional day in a Burlington courtroom on Thursday as a man convicted of murdering and mutilating his wife learned his fate. Joseph Ferlazzo was ordered to ...