Sagan was a prominent voice in astronomy and his legacy lives on.

It’s easy to see Jupiter as you travel past Westfield in Aroostook County, but you might not notice the newest installation ...

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be the first space telescope to use an “active coronagraph” to block out unwanted ...

This week, we explore worlds in the making, from the first-ever evidence of moons forming around a distant exoplanet to ...

Two giant planets lighter than cotton candy are giving astronomers a rare new window into the origins of some of the galaxy's ...

Astronomers have discovered a faint new world orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.

Kevin McCartney has overseen the Maine Solar System Model since its creation in 1999. He says the model stretches nearly 160 ...

A partial solar eclipse by day and the peak of the Perseid meteor shower by night make Aug. 12, 2026, one of the best nights ...

Researchers in the U.S. have carried out the most stringent tests to date of the idea that an ultraviolet glow in the ...

This phenomenon, sometimes called a planet parade, offers a rare chance to see multiple planets appear close together. Mars and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, but a telescope is needed to ...

Scientists from Queen's University Belfast have led an international team in the discovery of a rare new planet, which is larger than Jupiter and orbits a distant star every 180 days. Named NGTS-38 b, ...

So, parents … you’ve finally earned a much-needed break. No school, no soccer practice, and no strict bedtime routines. Summer is here and, if you’ve pulled off a logistical miracle, maybe the kids ...