An arc of sulfur monoxide has been detected in the “cosmic hamburger,” the disk surrounding a young star. What does this ...

A surprising new discovery shows that white dwarfs can glow in green, pink, and purple.

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Credit: The EAGLE project/Durham University Galaxy simulations suggest the Milky Way offers some of the universe’s best ...

At Sotheby’s, a feast of rare science books includes volumes from Copernicus, Galileo and Newton that together revolutionized ...

In the process of considering "Do planetary orbits change due to the pull of other planets?", I realized that while orbits are indeed constantly changing due to the pull of other planets, by ...

Euclid space telescope discovered its first previously unknown comet in images taken between September 16 and 24, 2026.

What if you made the Earth heavier? What if you added a comet to the solar system?We have created an app that lets you test ...

Professor Brian Cox has said that if intelligent life is as rare as he suspects, humanity could extinguish meaning across a galaxy of 400 billion suns, and that he finds the prospect terrifying. Brian ...

The Wings of Fate #4 concludes the series as our heroes face their biggest challenge yet against Eternia's most powerful evil ...

If I helped figure out how big the universe was, I’d at least want telescope privileges. Henrietta Leavitt didn’t get them.

Jackson College is hosting free astronomy events Oct. 19-22, featuring University of Michigan astronomer Dr. Teresa ...