From Jupiter at its bright opposition to a slew of close planetary pairings, meteor showers and spectacular eclipses, here's ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet ...

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

Rogue planets — worlds that drift through space alone without a star — largely remain a mystery to scientists. Now, ...

Planetary alignments, a total lunar eclipse, and meteor showers are highlights to look for in the coming year.

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few ...

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

“The recent Nature paper by Borlaff, Marcum and Howell raises important concerns about our ability to continue gathering ...

As a cold pour hits the glass at The Sycamore in the Mission District, chatter rises, lights dim slightly, and Astronomy on Tap eases into motion, blending a little stargazing spirit with a laid-back ...

Mountain Recreation is launching a new Astronomy Club that will take place on Thursdays from Jan. 15 through Feb. 19 at 6 p.m ...

First Light! Astronomy on Tap brings professional astronomers and space enthusiasts out of the lecture hall and into local ...

Giving a push to science education among girls from disadvantaged groups, Delhi government set up a model astronomy ...