Learn about new observations that reveal an exoplanet is destroying itself by cuddling up to its host star, in an ...

Hawaii’s significant contribution to science, particularly those discoveries made through telescope installations on two ...

Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

Cassiopeia the Queen swings in a wide circle around the North Celestial Pole, visible much of (if not all of) the night for most northern observers. This evening around 11:30 P.M. local daylight time, ...

An artist’s concept of the famous Wolf-Rayet 104 “pinwheel star,” previously nicknamed the “Death Star.” W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko/W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko ...

Stock image of the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. This wasn't the only surprising development from the new analysis of HD 219134—as the team also found that the star is more ...

Citizen scientists using the Kilonova Seekers platform spotted a stellar flash 2,500 times brighter than before, allowing ...

A dramatic cosmic event, a rare dwarf nova that suddenly brightened by a factor of 2,500, has been discovered with the help ...

A cataclysmic variable star was found as part of a project using two telescopes from opposite sides of the world.

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

This period, called “the dog days of summer,” spans from July 3rd to August 11th. In reality, summer heat is caused by the tilt of the Earth’s axis, which directs more sunlight toward the northern ...