6 planets will be visible at end of February
NEW YORK (AP) — Six planets are linking up in the sky at the end of February, and…
How to View the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3
The first major astronomical event visible in 2026 is a total lunar eclipse, or “blood moon.” This phenomenon…
A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible…
First solar eclipse of 2026 will be a ‘ring of fire’ over Antarctica
NEW YORK (AP) — The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky…
Astronomers Are Closing In on the Kuiper Belt’s Secrets
Out beyond the orbit of Neptune lies an expansive ring of ancient relics, dynamical enigmas, and possibly a…
Scientists show how to narrow the hunt for merging giant black holes
Somewhere in the universe, enormous black holes are circling each other so slowly that their motion can’t be…
Old Farmer’s Almanac Outlines ‘Must-See’ Events This Year
For those who would like to take their eyes off their screens and look at the beauty of…
Particle accelerator helps reveal lost 2,000-year-old Greek star map
Ancient Greek astronomers made important observations regarding the night sky long before the first telescope was invented in…
New research suggests Halley’s Comet was identified by 11th-century monk
The history of astronomy’s most famous comet may need to be revised. New research suggests that six centuries…
Scientists trace 3,000-light year cosmic jet to first black hole ever imaged
Scientists have traced a 3,000-light-year-long cosmic jet streaming out from the first black hole ever imaged to its…
JWST confirmed the most distant galaxy ever observed at 13.5 billion light years away
With James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA has confirmed its sightings of the farthest known galaxy to date,…
A binary model of long-period radio transients and white dwarf pulsars
Buckley, D. A. H., Meintjes, P. J., Potter, S. B., Marsh, T. R. & Gänsicke, B. T. Polarimetric…