About 15% of asteroids near Earth have small moons orbiting them, making binary asteroid systems common in our cosmic ...

Indiana skywatchers can catch the total lunar eclipse before sunrise. Find the best viewing times and what to expect.

Our familiar, archetypal solar system has warm, rocky worlds like Mercury and Earth orbiting close to their star and gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn sprawled out in more distant orbits. Researchers ...

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

Every day, you navigate the world through a series of automatic responses. You brake at a red light, reach for your favorite coffee mug, or instinctively type a smartphone passcode without thinking ...

Two ghastly trends are spreading like an uncontrollable rash across Bengaluru. And no one seems inclined to stop it from spreading further. The spiral strands of bright light wrapped around tree ...

What if the entire history of the universe played out in just 10 minutes? From the Big Bang to the rise of humanity, witness 13.8 billion years unfold at a scale of 22 million years per second. This ...

"In astronomy, the sharpest image details are usually obtained by linking telescopes together," Kim said. "But we did it with a single telescope." The team will now study other objects with their new ...

For Astronomy magazine’s 15th annual compilation of Star Products, we’ve once again explored the vast astronomical marketplace to handpick the finest, most innovative, and most practical gear for ...