Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...

A mysterious object has caused a long-lasting and extreme dimming of a distant star, but is this object a 'failed star' brown dwarf, or an exceptionally massive super-Jupiter exoplanet?

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the ...

Cincinnati's Clovernook Press partners with astronomer Dean Regas to create an innovative astronomy book with braille features for all readers.

Ethiopia continues to serve as a living sanctuary for humanity's oldest intellectual pursuit, astronomy, preserving a deep and diverse celestial heritage that remains relevant in the modern scientific ...

At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.

A dazzling new Hubble image peels back the layers of the mysterious Egg Nebula, a rare and fleeting phase in a Sun-like ...

Things are much bigger outside the solar system.

The dark sky sanctuary not far from Auckland is a great place to learn about Māori road maps and wisdom.

We connected with Florian Winkler to learn how he created such an elegant and informative map that invites exploration.

ASASSN-24fw is a star a little bigger and heavier than our Sun. It is an F-type, main-sequence star which means it is hot, bright, and stable and not prone to sudden explosions ...

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an unseen brown dwarf or "super-Jupiter" blocking its host star's light, ...