Find the best telescopes to unlock the wonders of the night sky and view lunar occultations, celestial conjunctions and planetary parades in January. The best telescope unlocks the wonders of the ...

A guide to spotting the six planets clearly visible to us this month. Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn. Oxford ...

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In 1928, the amateur astronomer was offered a job at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, where he discovered Pluto. In 1934, he married Patricia Edson. They had two children, Annette and Alden.

Since the first fast radio burst (FRB) was discovered in 2007, astronomers have detected thousands of FRBs, whose locations range from within our own galaxy to as far as 8 billion light-years away.

In Into the Unknown:The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos, author and astronomer Kelsey Johnson argues that humanity is becoming increasingly detached from the universe—a growing ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been an amateur astronomer for 25-plus years. I always go meteor watching as well as observe any celestial event. This year I invited my brother-in-law and his wife to watch a ...

Binary black holes could form in merging galaxies Light variations suggest binary black holes in PG 1553+153 Gravitational waves may confirm binary black hole systems ...

Few knew President Jimmy Carter, who had a fascination with astronomy, used to go to the roof of the White House to stargaze. Credit: H. Christoph / ullstein bild / contributor via Getty Images ...

Since that first fast radio burst, or FRB, astronomers have detected thousands more, whose locations range from within our own galaxy to as far as 8 billion light-years away—yet, exactly how ...

The exact cause and origins of FRBs have remained unconfirmed. Since the first one was discovered, astronomers have detected thousands of FRBs, whose locations range from within our own galaxy to as ...

Listen to Story The MIT team focused on FRB 20221022A They analysed the scintillation—variations in brightness reminiscent of twinkling stars It erupted from within 10,000 kilometers of a rotating ...