A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday. The Smithsonian, through a spokesperson, declined to comment. But a budget justification from the institution, which ...

This marked Serkin’s third lottery win in less than nine months. In 2024, Serkin won $500,000 on the Aug. 20 LOTTO MAX draw and $1 million on the Nov. 16 LOTTO 6/49 draw, per the WCLC.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian astronomical observatory at a temple site. The observatory, thought to date to the sixth century B.C., was built with mud bricks ...

The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is pleased to present a collection of 9 models that were created using images generated by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The launch of this collection ...

The five dwarf planets recognized by the International Astronomical Union are Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea and Makemake—and these are pictured with 2017 OF201 in a telescope image. Dwarf planets ...

Scientists captured the highest-resolution images of the sun’s corona to date. The plasma is artificially colorized in the image, with darker pink colors corresponding to brighter light.

Video: Volcanology observatory captures moment Mount Etna erupts. Mount Etna, an active volcano on the east coast of Sicily, erupted on Monday (June 2), sending columns of volcanic stream and ash ...

XINING -- China's astronomical research is poised for a transformative leap with the construction of the Jiao-tong University Spectroscopic Telescope (JUST), the nation's first large, general ...

On May 28 and July 12, half the sun will be above the horizon and half below it at the moment of alignment with Manhattan’s streets, according to the Hayden Planetarium.. On May 29 and July 11 ...

The year’s best meteor shower, according to NASA, is the Perseids, this year peaking Aug. 12 to 13, although it's active from July 17 to Aug. 23, In the Northern Hemisphere, the shower is best ...

Earlier, the Al Khatm Astronomical Observatory in the Abu Dhabi desert captured the earliest images of the crescent on May 27, with photos taken at 7:05 am, 11:00 am and 3:15 am UAE time.

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as "Mr. Eclipse." ...