A supermassive black hole in the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 just delivered an X-ray surprise that astronomers have never watched ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

A NEWLY discovered rogue planet without a host star like the sun to orbit around has been detected dashing through space on ...

January for lovers of astronomy is highlighted by the Quadrantid meteor shower, as Greg Redfern highlights in January’s ...

In a cosmic fireworks display, scientists have observed two objects colliding around a bright star 25 light-years from Earth.

While surveying distant worlds beyond our solar system, researchers unexpectedly obtained the first direct images showing ...

Astronomers combined data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory to create a stunning new image of two merging spiral ...

A new year for sky-watchers begins with Jupiter coming into opposition on January 10th.  This means that Jupiter appears to ...

In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why ...

If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would ...

Each ring is formed in the aftermath of an explosion, giving insight into the dynamic activity of SVS 13 from its infancy. An ...

The Library Telescope Program began in 2008 and was launched by the New Hampshire Astronomical Society (NHAS) in an effort to make telescopes more accessible to the public.