In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens and Giovanni Cassini trained their telescopes on Saturn and uncovered a ...

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact stellar ember - that appears to ...

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf, a highly compact stellar ember, that appears to have gobbled up an icy world akin to ...

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

Santa Cruz is a surfer’s paradise. There are the sizzling city beaches, where students and Silicon Valley types come to soak ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College will open this fall for public viewing on Thursday evenings, 7:30-9:30 pm, weather permitting. You can follow activities on Instagram@keebleobservatory ...

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

The Countrie Eatery in Dover, Delaware is exactly that kind of hidden gem – a cozy, unpretentious restaurant that happens to serve what many locals insist are the absolute best crab cakes in the ...

Beyond its obvious beauty, Morris Arboretum serves as an important center for botanical research and conservation efforts. As ...

Oct. 8, about one day after the full Moon on Oct. 7. We’ll see a large tidal range from Oct. 8 through 10. The Orionid meteor shower peaks Oct.