It must have cleared all other celestial bodies, except its own moons, from its orbit.

The chances of intelligent life emerging in our Universe -- and in any hypothetical ones beyond it -- can be estimated by a new theoretical model which has echoes of the famous Drake Equation. This ...

A team of astronomers believe they have found a black hole in the early universe gobbling down matter at a rate of 40 times ...

American astronomer Dr. Frank Drake came up with an equation in the 1960s to calculate the number of detectable ...

Thursday's night sky will feature a finale of this year's celestial calendar: its last supermoon. The supermoon will not be alone, as it will be rising after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower.

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

Get ready to witness some celestial activity as meteor showers peak *this weekend. The Leonid Meteor Shower will be at its ...

As we gaze into the universe, we've discovered most galaxies have a supermassive black hole lurking near the center.

One of my great joys as an astronomer is sharing the night sky with people. There is something wondrous about helping people ...

Dozens of witnesses reported brilliant displays as the Starlink-4682 spacecraft broke up during atmospheric reentry.

Why is the expansion of our universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...

These are big, literally cosmic questions, and astronomers continue to struggle to nail down the answers. Different ...