CHICAGO - While meteorological spring began on March 1, the start of astronomical spring depends on Earth’s position relative to the sun. This year, spring officially begins on March 20 at 4:01 ...

The first day of spring represents the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, an astronomical event that occurs when the sun aligns with the Earth's equator. On the contrary, in the Southern ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four small planets around Barnard’s Star, one of Earth’s nearest and perhaps most notorious neighboring stars. The new discoveries verify a study ...

Names of astronomical objects are governed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Originally, all moons in the Solar System were given names from Greco-Roman mythology. But the large ...

With that idea in mind, as a historian of science, my best answer to the question of what the first scientists discovered is Babylonian astronomy. The Babylonians lived from about 2,500 to 4,000 ...

A deep dive into the star-forming Flame Nebula by the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed free-floating, Jupiter-size objects that could help answer that key question in astronomy.

Millions of Australians will be treated to a rare astronomical event this evening, here’s how you can catch a glimpse. The exciting lunar event, where the moon will be flooded with a rich ...

This is called a three-color image, and it’s close to what the eye sees. Astronomical cameras typically use larger red, green and blue filters over the entire field of view rather than the tiny ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers will be taking on the Chicago Cubs in Japan to kick off their World Series repeat tour. Los Angeles is coming off a massively successful season that culminated with the ...

"I think that the simplest explanation of the rotating universe is the universe was born in a rotating black hole." Without a doubt, since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has ...