Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out. By Remy Tumin ...

The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday encouraging space organizations across the globe to collaborate on a timekeeping standard for the moon, where one day lasts 29.5 Earth days.

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system. Preliminary observations suggest it came from interstellar space, and if confirmed, ...

Some questions have arisen over the recent International Astronomical Union (IAU) resolutions that defined three categories of bodies in the solar system: planets, dwarf planets, and small solar sy… ...

The International Astronomical Union has named a lunar crater–the “Henson Crater”– after Dr. Matthew Alexander Henson, an extraordinary explorer who journeyed to Earth&#8217… ...

Aswin Sekhar, a Kerala-educated meteor scientist, has achieved the distinction of being the first Indian elected to decision-making bodies of the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), London and the ...

Superflares, First Galaxies, Protecting The Sky, And More – International Astronomical Community To Meet In South Africa It’s the first time that the International Astronomical Union General ...