Tidal forces – the differences in gravitational forces that objects in space exert on different parts of a nearby second ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected a unique, repeating cosmic radio signal originating from an unknown ...

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary celestial system containing a runaway pulsar fleeing the scene of a massive ...

Astronomers and students working together through a unique educational initiative have obtained a striking new image of the ...

An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes ...

The race for space internet is colliding with humanity’s oldest science.

What exactly does the boundary of the universe look like? Xiao Wang initially imagined it to be like the Earth's atmosphere, ...

Researchers describe the newly discovered binary system as a cosmic oddball. Stars often reach the end of their lives and ...

Planetariums around the world are invited to participate in this year’s edition of the IAU’s annual outreach event.

For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical ...

When scientists discovered the first planet orbiting another star in 1995, few outside astronomy circles noticed. That planet ...

UVA astronomer Matt Pryal runs the session as master of ceremonies of Astronomy on Tap Charlottesville, a role he has filled since 2019. (Photo by Erin Edgerton, University Communications) The banner ...