A new study challenges the traditional boundaries of the habitable zone, showing that liquid water could exist on the dark ...

Thinking about space is very exciting! Two big words often come up: Astrophysics and Astronomy. Many wonder which one is "better." The truth is, both are interesting and important, but they look at ...

PAGASA is offering free planetarium shows and star-gazing sessions to the public this week as it celebrates the yearly National Astronomy Week (NAW). The 2026 NAW observance began on Sunday, February ...

Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...

Astronomers have confirmed the earliest barred spiral galaxy in the universe, a Milky-Way-like structure that existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang. When you purchase through links on our ...

Emma Marcucci works for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, as Executive Director of the Smithsonian STARS program, which is supported through private gifts and donations. Scholars widely agree ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet that's got everyone talking, 2025 has been jam-packed with astronomical ...

Have telescope, will travel, sometimes really far. The University of Virginia Occultation Group, astronomy undergraduates who observe and track asteroids and small planets, make most of their ...

During the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, sidewalk astronomers brought a sense of hope into Washington, D.C. Melia Person Star Trek called it the “final frontier.” When Jodie Foster’s character ...