The Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments, and Systems (JATIS) has released a special edition of papers dedicated to educating the public about Starshade and what it can do to narrow the search for Earth-like exoplanets.

When black holes collide with neutron stars, all sorts of interesting things happen. And astronomers have recently seen two of them.

There's an old adage that says there is 'nothing new under the Sun…' but that doesn't apply when it comes to solar eclipse science. Beyond just providing an awesome celestial spectacle, astronomers have often advantage of the brief moments of totality to explore the Sun and its environs.

Earth's ionosphere blocks us from seeing radio aurora on distant worlds, but a radio telescope on the Moon would let us see them.

According to new research, most extrasolar planets do not get enough radiation to support photosynthesis, which places limits on how many might be habitable.

A new idea for detecting gravitational waves might allow us to discover planet-mass primordial black holes.

In the past week, the first three Chinese astronauts to go the Tiangong space station prepared for all the operations they will conduct during their 30-day stay.

New research shows that a handful of nearby stars that are known to have planets could have been watching Earth for a long time, or will be able to in the future!

After thirty years of faithful service, the venerable Hubble is experiencing a technical issue that NASA is still trying to fix

Life could thrive in the atmosphere of warm gas planets, but only if they are seeded by asteroids.

Astronomers have solved the mystery of dim Betelgeuse, and discovered how stardust can form.