Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

Whenever we enter Valentine’s season, astronomers are sometimes asked about possible Valentine’s Day stars.  To answer this ...

Optical proof of a tiny companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse is hard to come by. Hubble just spotted new evidence.

This weekend brings a prime opportunity to see the biggest planet in the solar system shining at its brightest all year. After dominating the night sky for more than a month, Jupiter will reach ...

Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

NASA’s Jupiter Trojan probe has identified the first known contact binary satellite, a rare object formed when two bodies merge into one. The discovery offers new insight into how small objects ...

Scientists believe Europa's seafloor is likely tectonically quiet, without active volcanoes or hot water plumes. These findings contrast with the long-held theory that Europa is a promising location ...

WPTV listened to the police chief about what he sees as the best way to keep the community safe going forward JUPITER, Fla. — I've been reporting extensively in recent months on e-bikes and how ...

The very bright "star" you see in the eastern sky after sunset is actually the planet Jupiter. It is just coming off opposition when it was directly opposite the sun in our sky as we passed closest to ...

Python Physics: Simulating an exploding spring in various reference frames! 🐍⚡ In this video, we’ll use Python to simulate the dynamics of an exploding spring, observing how it behaves from different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The biggest planet in our solar system is hovering over the North Carolina skyline throughout January, and ...