"We've often seen the 'baby pictures' of planets forming, but until now, the 'teenage years' have been a missing link." ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit.

A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s southern sky. Astronomers at the International Center of (ICRAR) have produced the most detailed low-frequency ...

Three students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at East Texas A&M University have been awarded competitive ...

Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 9Mars is in conjunction with the Sun at 7 A.M. EST, invisible in our sky until mid-March. The bright moon Titan lies near its ...

The September 2025 issue featured "A guide to beginner's guides," a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...

Two Alfred University undergraduates accompanied their astronomy professors to the Astronomical Society of New York conference, held at Cornell University. Their work is part of a larger effort by ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

Although there are a few hobbies that have low-cost entry points, amateur astronomy is not generally among them. A tabletop Dobsonian might cost a few hundred dollars, and that is just the entry ...