POLARIS has long helped mariners find their way through our planet's seas and oceans by pointing the way north.

Charles Ross' exhibition, "Mansions of the Zodiac," at the Harwood Museum of Art is a representation of mind-bogglingly vast cosmic cycles, but what makes it great are the small, human touches. The ...

A newborn star, a blast of glowing gas, and a distant spiral galaxy — all caught in one stunning snapshot by the James Webb ...

Every night, we see familiar constellations in the sky that have inspired scientists and dreamers for centuries. But the ...

the largest star cluster in the Milky Way, finally be ... Evidence of Primordial Black Holes May Be Hiding in Planets, or Even Everyday Objects Here on Earth Dec. 2, 2024 — A theoretical study ...

Scientists have discovered four new Earth-like rocky planets orbiting Barnard's Star, just six light-years away. Using advanced technology, these are the smallest exoplanets detected via the ...

Stars are constantly vibrating because of ‘starquakes’. Listening to their sound can reveal a surprising amount of ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...