Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

THE traditional view that the knowledge of astronomy of the Greece of classical ... thought to Babylonian and Assyrian conceptions of the nature and movements of the heavenly bodies.

Active galactic nuclei are supermassive black holes at the center of certain galaxies. As matter falls into these black holes ...

When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind ...

A groundbreaking survey in Nature Astronomy reveals a surprising consensus among scientists: the majority believe that alien ...

Over 40 stars in a galaxy billions of light-years away were photographed, offering a glimpse into an era when the universe ...

Looking halfway across the observable universe and expecting to see individual stars is considered a non-starter in astronomy ...

Astronomers have captured the most detailed infrared images yet of an active galactic nucleus (AGN), using the Large ...

The Indiana Office of Tourism Development offers a list of nine "out of this world Indiana space-themed attractions" and DePauw's McKim Observatory is… Physics is the study of the fundamental nature ...

Kentucky stargazers have the chance to see a “planet parade” this January, with four bright planets to be visible in a single line of sight. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will be visible together ...