The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer ...

"With ALMA, we can now see the atmosphere of a dying star with a level of clarity in a similar way to what we do for the sun.

Two new stars, or nova eruptions, have been resolved in unprecedented detail by six optical telescopes operating in unison as ...

These days, we would call them proprietary blends. But in the late 1500s and early 1600s, individual alchemists called the ...

When is winter? Weather forecasters in the Northern Hemisphere will tell you Dec. 1 through the end of February, which is ...

The moon's surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth's ...

In a discovery that's fit for a movie, Northwestern University astronomers have directly imaged a Tatooine-like exoplanet, orbiting two suns. While obtaining an image of a planet beyond our solar ...

North American stargazers can catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower during the night of Dec. 13. Observers could see up ...

Bloemfontein could become South Africa’s top astro-tourism spot, using clear skies, observatories and planetariums to draw ...

Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Dec. 13 with free admission and a special ...

ALBAWABA - Ramadan is considered a very holy month in Islam, where millions of people fast from sunrise to sunset.Ramadan is ...

Exploration and production are also banned in heritage sites, protected areas and key astronomy zones linked to the Square ...