Whether you’re chasing galaxies in California or counting meteors in Uruguay, this year’s top dark sky festivals promise awe, community, and unforgettable views.

Astronomers on Mauna Kea found the first space object on which NASA’s Roman Space Telescope can test its imaging technology. A new “massive planet ” also was found, the W.M. Keck Observatory said in a ...

Astronomers have discovered the first radio signals from a unique category of dying stars, called Type Ibn supernovae, and ...

Star parties are organized events bringing amateur astronomers together for observing under dark skies, often involving camping and lasting for weekends or longer. Activities at star parties include ...

A Sun-type star situated nearly 3,000 light-years from Earth has provided astronomers with a unique opportunity to observe an unusual after-effect of a planetary system’s evolution. When this star, ...

This artist’s rendering illustrates a plasma jet erupting from the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy VV 340a. Optical observations from the W.M. Keck Observatory revealed extended, ...

Ferris State University student researcher Francisco Vasquez worked with his professor, Dr. Dinesh Shetty, to create new orbital models for binary star systems, four of which have been adopted by the ...