A new type of object found in the early universe has puzzled astronomers for years, but they may finally have some answers.

Born Sept. 27, 1918, and educated at Bradfield College and Oxford University in the U.K., Martin Ryle would go on to be the ...

The Quad Cities club invites you out to its next public observation night on Oct. 3 in Rock Island's Longview Park.

Asteroid 14 Irene reaches opposition at 6 A.M. EDT tomorrow morning, making now a great time to catch it. Glowing at mid-9th-magnitude, Irene is already 20° high in the south an hour before midnight ...

Data access, or the availability of new and archival data for use by other scientists and the public, is key to scientific advancement. How data is presented, searched, and formatted determines ...

As the full Moon sets, the Sun is about to rise on the opposite horizon. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) has already closed its eyes after a long night of observations. The extraordinary quality of ...

The search for favorable astrophotography conditions has only gotten harder due to changing atmospheric conditions, ash and ...

A groundbreaking new radio image reveals the Milky Way in more detail than ever before, using low-frequency radio “colors” to map the galaxy’s hidden structures. The image is sharper, deeper, and ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope shows that galaxies already distributed heavy elements at beginning of reionization.

SHARJAH, 25th September, 2026 (WAM) -- Prof. Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, Director of the Sharjah Space and Astronomy Hub (SSAH) at the University of Sharjah, received a delegation from the Innovation ...

See all the winning images of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition in 2026 – world's biggest astro imaging ...

Timex launches a new Peanuts x Weekender Astronomy watch in the US with a 40mm case, Snoopy night-sky dial, INDIGLO backlight, and 50m water resistance.