Learn how Mount Wilson Observatory was founded on Dec. 20, 1904, the people involved, and the decisions that shaped early modern astronomy ...

In Abu Dhabi, astronomers were also able to document the event scientifically. The Al Khatim Astronomical Observatory, part of the International Astronomy Centre, successfully photographed the daytime ...

AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The shortest day of the year is coming up on Sunday with it being the first day of winter. To ...

For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is of a huge instrument in its own domed-roof building on a mountain top. But a ...

Animation of the findings by researchers who used time-delay cosmography to independently confirm that the universe’s current ...

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...

Nandkumar M. Kamat The Star of Bethlehem remains a unique focal point in scientific inquiry, occupying a rare intersection of ...

This Sunday marks a pivotal moment in our planet's annual journey. On December 21, 2025, at precisely 10:03 a.m. EST, the Northern Hemisphere will experience the winter solstice-the astronomical event ...

A microscopic 'Christmas tree' is a seasonal look at a remarkable science project that found eerie comparisons between the ...

Solar eclipses have this strange power. They make people stop mid-scroll and look up at the sky. Scientists, students, casual ...

Meteors from the Ursids appear near the Little Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Minor. Only skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will have a chance of seeing this shower. The moon ...

The greatest scientific contributions in human history are attributed to the British scientist Isaac Newton (1643– 1727), who ...