How many planets are there? As with the discovery of Uranus, the answer depends on who you ask. Detail from Joseph Wright of ...

[chuckles] I'm a famous astronomer and physicist ... The work of Caroline and William Herschel. videoThe work of Caroline and William Herschel This vlog style film introduces the work of Caroline ...

Uranus was discovered in 1781 by astronomer William Herschel - the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. The ice giant Neptune is the most distant planet in the solar system. But despite ...

Henry Schoolcraft Hubert was instrumental in the development of a 1920s-era Pontiac observatory in Lake Angelus.

Jan. 13, 2025 — The name 'blue lurker' might sound like a villainous character from a superhero movie. But it is a rare class of star that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope explored by looking ...

a scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute and an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at ... Just past 2 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 16, 2025, a new rocket ...

While Elon Musk’s spaceflight company repeated a spectacular catch of its powerful booster stage, the upper stage experienced a catastrophic malfunction. By Kenneth Chang The successful flight ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image peers into the dusty recesses of the nearest massive star-forming region to Earth, ...

After Kate Middleton spent most of last year receiving cancer treatment away from the spotlight, Prince William kicked off 2025 with a public birthday post as his wife turned 43 on January 9.

Prince William and Kate, the Princess of Wales, "get on very well" with a Royal Family member branded a "secret weapon" who it is said the future King has big plans for. That didn't mean the Royal ...

New Year, New Me isn’t for everyone – and it appears some commentators have failed to learn from the mistakes of 2024. The Princess of Wales is already the subject of fervent speculation from ...