Look for the three stars that make up the distinctive formation of Orion's Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka — shining ...

Think of it this way: only around 10,000 decently sized meteorites slam into Earth per year. Meanwhile, the planet is ...

On Oct. 13, 1773, Charles Messier spotted the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) for the first time. Writing of it a few months later, he ...

There are a couple of ways that scientists can date planets, so which planets formed first in our solar system?

New research has found that amino acids, the building blocks of life, may have traveled to Earth on interstellar dust grains, ...

The Hubble Space Telescope, a cornerstone of modern astronomy, has been providing breathtaking images and invaluable data for ...

Astronomers studying the supermassive black hole M87*, a behemoth six and a half billion times the mass of the Sun, have uncovered a new way these cosmic monsters unleash their power.

Astronomers have taken their clearest look yet at how some of the biggest stars in our galaxy are born—and it turns out the ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has changed the game for planet hunters. Recent readings found what look like the first clues ...

Astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how massive stars are born, revealing a dramatic interplay between ...

The James Webb Telescope measured a potential moon-forming disk encircling an exoplanet, NASA recently announced, inviting ...

The Door Astronomical Society (DPAS) will join educational institutions and science centers throughout the state to ...