From 1985 to 2014, Jean Mueller supported astronomers from around the world who came to Palomar to use its iconic instruments ...

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure ...

On the night of Oct. 27, 1965, a new 16-inch telescope situated in a new observatory on the campus of Colorado State ...

Three celestial bodies are preparing to meet up for one night in September in a cosmic conjunction that should be widely ...

Comet C/2024 E1 Wierzchoś, currently at magnitude 14, is observable with an 8-inch telescope. Optimal viewing occurs near Iota Coronae Borealis, using the star as a reference point for locating the ...

October's longer nights bring two transits of Titan across Saturn, while Io and Europa tango together across Jupiter three ...

Amid the season with at least one meteor shower occurring every night, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may become visible to us in early November.

The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be ...

The comet will come closest to Earth on Oct. 20. There's hope that it may become bright enough to glimpse with the naked eye.

While I enjoy stargazing as much as the next person, I also love to know how things work – to get under the hood. French ...

"Sometimes it's the extreme objects that help us understand what's happening in the average ones." Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have investigated a "failed star," or brown ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Deputies are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspected burglar who stole an AR-15 from a Jupiter home. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO), a ...