The chances of intelligent life emerging in our universe—and in any hypothetical ones beyond it—can be estimated by a new ...

Recent studies provide unexpected insights into the population of potentially dangerous asteroids orbiting near Earth. A team ...

According to Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, 2024 PT5 will be Earth's temporary ‘mini-moon’. Though it can't be seen with the naked eye or binoculars or a home telescope ...

As we round the corner of 2024, there are plenty of events happening when you should keep your eyes to the sky.

Another astronomical event could be visible in the coming nights as the second branch of the Taurid meteor shower reaches its ...

An astronomical phenomenon could grace the night sky with its presence on the eve of Election Day. The Taurid meteor shower ...

Science has changed all that; and tbese periodic phenomena are now eagerly anticipated, and closely observed, for the astronomical data which they afford. Formerly the chief use to which the total ...

LEOMINSTER — Students enjoyed a week of STEM activities and field trips offered by the Spanish American Center during the ...

The Taurids are one of the most peculiar meteor showers in the sky. It is a double event, known astronomically as the ...

From a readily visible comet to a regularly scheduled supermoon, October’s night sky was busier than usual, topped off with t ...

The meteorological data recorded over the past two decades by sensors of the Roque de los Muchachos astronomical observatory facilities point to a rise of 1.1ºC in the average temperature.

It contains over 150 tutorial figures, numerous examples of astronomical measurements, and 201 exercises. Topics covered include the Kepler–Newton problem, stellar structure, binary evolution, ...