Modern astronomy and physics stretch back centuries, so naturally, they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas and phenomena. And let's face it: Some are downright strange. From ...

When you’re starting out in astrophotography, the myriad technical terms can be daunting. Gain? Offset? Flat darks — or is it dark flats? Let’s clear up some common areas of confusion. We’ll start ...

DALLAS — A Total Solar Eclipse happens during the early afternoon of Monday, April 8. All of Texas sees at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting, but some North Texas locations will be in the ...

Humans have been looking to the sky to make sense of the world around us for thousands of years. Ancient cave paintings seem to show humans began using the position of the stars to keep track of time ...