After decades of searching, astronomers may have finally stumbled upon the first moon known to exist beyond our solar ...

Using the Webb telescope’s powerful Near Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS) instrument, the team detected a ...

Searching for exomoons—moons that orbit around another planet—was one of the most exciting capabilities expected of the James ...

Stars usually form in clusters, which can also form in pairs or groups. Binary clusters (BCs) are defined as pairs of open ...

A new study casts doubt on the universe’s accelerating expansion, suggesting dark energy might be weakening over time.

At the unexpected intersection of astronomy and animation is Rodney Levendosky, a senior majoring in animation and visual ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ — From small-business training and mental health advocacy to board meetings and low-cost ways to unwind, Franklin residents have a full slate of events on tap this week, Nov.

In 1977, astronomers recorded an unexplained 72-second radio signal stronger than anything else detected from deep space. Dubbed the “Wow Signal,” it came and went without warning, never repeating ...

Clues to the astrophysical formation of elements can be extracted from diverse sources such as our sun, other stars, deep-sea ocean crusts, and meteorites. Recent years have also highlighted the power ...

The York County Astronomical Society will hold a public starwatch 7-9 p.m. Saturday at their Observatory at John Rudy County Park, 400 Mundis Race Road. The evening will begin with a screened ...