Our solar system may have a ninth planet after all, following the declassification of Pluto nearly two decades ago, ...

As the night skies of May unfold, there’s a wealth of celestial events to witness, from the waxing Moon to the prominent ...

It’s rare these days for astronomers to find a new class of object in the heavens. After all, we’ve been searching the skies for centuries, so all the easy stuff has already been found. Adding new ...

Viewers in New York will get a chance to see Vesta close to opposition after the sun goes down on May 2. The asteroid will ...

they also monitor astronomical bodies that exist beyond. Case in point: Astronomers have been watching the GJ 1214 b ...

Skygazers around the globe are in for a magical treat this weekend, as three celestial bodies are set to come into a miraculous alignment to form a smiling face in the sky! What, when, where ...

Using algorithmic analysis, scientists say they have shown that astronomer Shi Shen’s records predate previously recognised ...