Astronomers have obtained remarkably detailed images of two stellar explosions -- called novae -- just days after they began.

Fairy Stone State Park in Stuart isn’t just another dot on the map of Virginia’s outdoor offerings – it’s that rare destination that delivers more than the brochure promises.

Astronomers just measured the mass of a free-floating planet without a star for the first time ...

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky convergence of ground- and space-based ...

A NEWLY discovered rogue planet without a host star like the sun to orbit around has been detected dashing through space on ...

The new year has arrived, and the Quadrantid meteor shower is coming in hot. Here’s how to see this often-spectacular shower ...

From Jupiter at its brightest to a dazzling Saturn-Moon-Neptune alignment, here’s what to watch in the night sky in January ...

Catch the wolf supermoon and Quadrantid meteor shower as January’s night sky puts on a celestial double feature.

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

The Marx Brothers movie marathon, birdwatching at Fresh Pond, Ron Suskind on presidents, and more events from around ...

The first full moon of 2026 and of winter in the Northern Hemisphere will shine brightly this week, just as Earth makes its ...

A cherished holiday tradition returned to Kent County High School this month as retired science teacher Dennis Herrmann presented the 38th annual Planetarium Christmas Show, produced in partnership ...