Fifteen years after Western astronomers first discovered "buckyballs" in space (soccer ball-shaped molecules that resemble a ...

The UW Space Place Outreach Center, which hosted 10,000 visitors a year, is closing as a result of departmental budget cuts.

A new study suggests that the comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole. The jet ...

Highland Road Park Observatory will hold a sky viewing event to celebrate International Astronomy Day. This day happens twice ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - Marbely Micolta, a doctoral student in astronomy and scientific computing at the University of Michigan, has been selected as one of eight new 51 Pegasi b Fellows for 2026, one of the ...

Two billion years after the cosmos banged into existence, a mysterious force known as dark energy began shoving space outward ...

The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree ...

Event features live presentations, constellation tours and space science programming ...

The Huntington Museum of Art will host a public astronomy talk beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 at the museum, 2033 ...

Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...