On February 16, 1948, the Dutch-American astronomer Gerard Kuiper discovered Miranda, a moon of Uranus. This was the fifth moon to be discovered at Uranus, but astronomers have found 27 by now. When ...

Gaia-4b, a giant exoplanet orbiting a small star, is the first planet confirmed using Gaia’s astrometric technique.

"With an orbital period of 570 days, it is a relatively cold gas giant planet," said Guðmundur Stefánsson of the University of Amsterdam in a statement. This orbital period places it a little closer ...

Five of the brightest planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, can be seen even from urban areas with mild ...

Stephen had a strong interest in astronomy and was a member of the Board of Visitors of McDonald Observatory. He enjoyed trips to the western part of Texas to admire the stars. Above all ...

The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, the Hayden Planetarium in New York, and the McDonald Observatory in Texas will provide telescope sessions to offer visitors the best possible view of this ...

Ever gazed up at the stars and felt that magical awe wash over you? As cities grow brighter, it's becoming harder to ...

Like its mythological namesake, the Phoenix Cluster burns with blisteringly hot gas, which cools to birth stars. The James ...

Read Spectroscopic data collected from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is overlayed on an image of the Phoenix cluster that ...

Shutterstock The Small Desert Town with a Huge Personality Deep in the Texas desert sits a tiny town that transformed from a dusty railroad stop into a weird, wonderful cultural oasis: Marfa. Here’s ...

Numerous observatories and parks across US are organising special events for the planet parade including the Hayden Planetarium in New York, the Griffith Observatory in L.A, and the McDonald ...