Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.

What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, c William ...

A bright, flaming object was spotted and photographed in the skies over Nicosia on Thursday afternoon, with the Cyprus ...

The discovery of the dwarf galaxy Andromeda XXXV --located roughly 3 million light-years away and the smallest yet found in the Andromeda system -- is forcing astronomers to rethink how galaxies ...

This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed ...

Night owls and astronomy enthusiasts will want to look up in the skies late tonight in Colorado, and hope there aren’t too ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out on the evening of March 13. That’s when one of ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission has successfully communicated with Earth, marking the start of an ambitious journey to map the cosmos.

"Historically, astronomy has left an indelible mark on human society and played a pivotal role in intellectual enlightenment, ...

The renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson encourages you to explore the universe with his top picks for astronomy books ...