The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the blazing heart of an iconic nearby galaxy, where rapid star formation and ...

Dark energy and black holes are two of the most mysterious topics when it comes to space, but they might actually be linked. And causing the universe to expand.

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator of spaceflight artifacts explores the nearly five-decade history of women in ...

The best news for stargazers in November is that nights are much longer and you can start your stargazing well before 7 p.m. It is cooler, of course, but once you’re out there with something ...

Saturn aligns closely with the Moon in early November 2025, offering clear night sky observation. The Beaver Moon, star clusters, and planets like Jupiter are also visible.

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have developed a new way to investigate dark matter by studying faint radio waves from the ...

Born Nov. 2, 1885, In Missouri, Harlow Shapley earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1913. From 1914 to 1921, he was ...

Join instructor Trevor Chandler for The Arboretum’s stargazing workshop series. We plan to offer two sessions out of six potential dates. Optional dates for this workshop include every fourth Thursday ...

Astronomers from MIT have uncovered an astonishingly rich mix of molecules in a region of space known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1 (TMC-1). This dark, cold cloud of gas—where sun-like stars are ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have captured the clearest picture yet of how galaxies formed in the early universe.

In the eastern morning sky, Venus is being swallowed by the rising sun’s glare. Taking Venus’s place this month is Arcturus, the brilliant star in kite-shaped Bootes, the herdsman. Meanwhile, Jupiter ...