Trundling along the ecliptic plane in Virgo, our satellite hangs near the bright star Spica in the evening sky.

Astronomers have discovered a new object that originated outside of our Solar System — only the third to be found.

Astronomers describe Mercury as an "inferior planet", because its orbital path around the sun is much closer than that of ...

The 10-year survey is the primary mission of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, located on a mountaintop at the edge of Chile’s ...

What's happening in the skies over North Texas this month? July holds some spectacular sights in the night and morning sky.

Hawaii’s significant contribution to science, particularly those discoveries made through telescope installations on two ...

July’s predawn sky offers some rare events, providing another reason to get outdoors to enjoy the relatively cool mornings.

University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy last week officially began the decommissioning process for the UH-owned UKIRT ...

On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company ...

Rubin Observatory begins 10-year sky survey to uncover dark matter, track asteroids, and build a detailed view of our ...

The first images from the telescope were released earlier this week, and it uses a 3,200-megapixel camera the size of a car.