If you look eastward at the same hour for two nights in a row, you’ll find that the stars seem to be in the same place. But ...

In a recent Hot Take segment, the China Global Television Network recently released an interesting video detailing China's future plans for space. Titled "Earth 2.0? China's plan to find new Earth," ...

As binary neutron stars spiral around each other to merge, their gravitational tidal forces distort each other's shape and ...

A dim star orbiting the Milky Way is drawing attention for its almost pristine composition. Named PicII-503, it contains ...

Astronomers have uncovered evidence of a dramatic cosmic crash unfolding around a distant star. While reviewing archived ...

The oldest stars in the Milky Way are forcing a fresh look at one of cosmology’s biggest arguments. If some of them are about 13.

Astronomy on Tap St. Louis is back on June 14 for a night of cosmic fun! Join us for a public science event featuring exciting space talks, interactive trivia, and prizes – no science background ...

How do you find a galaxy that never formed? The standard cosmological model predicts the existence of “failed” galaxies — clumps of dark matter that captured gas but never birthed a star. Because they ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have chosen to take advantage of those resources in the form of a minor in ...

The Sun originated about 10,000 lightyears closer to the core of the Milky Way galaxy than its present location. Scientists ...