Astronomer reveals the exact minute of this year’s summer solstice - The summer solstice occurs when Earth reaches the point ...

"Star Trek" captain William Shatner and astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson sit down for a photo op after their rollicking ...

Decades ago, astronomers estimated that “ordinary” matter (basically everything that isn’t dark matter or dark energy) makes ...

Astronomer Vera Rubin, now honored on a U.S. quarter, transformed our understanding of the universe by uncovering powerful ...

Legendary Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, astronomer Scott Manley and acclaimed author Mary Robinette Kowal, known for ...

Artists and an astronomer who spent time at the Grand Canyon share their thoughts on the importance of public lands.

“This month’s full moon is the lowest full moon since 2007,” Richey-Yowell said. “The low moon will create an illusion of ...

How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.

Although the Astronomer Royal post is largely honorary today, it has long been a title awarded to the most prominent ...