An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an ...

November's supermoon is the second of three supermoons this year and also the closest: The moon will come within just under ...

For centuries, people have blamed the full moon for stirring up madness. Folklore suggested that its glow could spark mania in bipolar disorder, provoke seizures in people with epilepsy or trigger ...

Astronomers have captured a haunting image of a “cosmic bat” spreading its wings across deep space. This nebula, 10,000 light-years away, glows crimson as newborn stars ignite clouds of gas and dust.

The scientists said the presumed area where the fragments had landed is hard to access, because of bogs, lakes and forests around ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the ...

Learn more about the Society of Physics Students with SPS Director and AIP Student Engagement Officer Alejandro de la Puente ...

When the rings are close to edgewise, they appear less bright, presenting a fine opportunity to observe Saturn’s moons. The brightest, Titan, has a 16-day orbit, and appears farthest east of the ...

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

For BYU’s birthday celebration, Anderson worked with Jay Cliftmann, a 2024 BYU graduate now pursuing a Ph.D. at Penn State. Together, they explored how to “blow out targeted candles with focused loud ...

For Halloween, our space photo of the day shows a brilliant orange sunset over Kitt Peak Observatory in Arizona.

Four winners of this year’s awards reveal ‘grit behind the glory’ after they overcame challenges to achieve breakthroughs in ...