A different study by scientist Matthew Hopkins at the University of Oxford and colleagues, used a model that focused on the Milky Way's thick disk, a population of older, dynamically "hotter" stars, ...

There’s something about moments that reflect light. The way the sun shines through glass, or the burn of a candle at night, ...

A technique called interferometry can greatly magnify tiny objects on the sky, and is powerful enough to reveal the surfaces ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

These images help to unravel the magnetic mechanisms driving the sun's behavior and shaping the space environment throughout ...

A team of astronomers from the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) has released new data from an ...

From 115-degree heat to sudden, crop-killing freezes, California farmers work against the clock in an unforgiving landscape ...

A powerful burst of energy from the sun is streaming past Earth, disturbing energized particles in the highest levels of the atmosphere and painting stunning aurora borealis displays across the night ...

A strong solar storm headed toward Earth lit up the skies across the northern half of the country on Tuesday night.Photos have poured in from the Greater Cincinnati, showing the magnificent view of ...

For two nights, dazzling auroras delighted sky-gazers in unexpected places, including in the US as far south as Florida. The cause: dual solar storms unleashed by the sun reaching Earth. A severe ...

A bevy of activity from the sun could produce a severe solar storm this week, sparking northern lights across areas as far south as Alabama and Northern California, which comes after the sun blasted ...

In this evening's southeastern sky, you'll see a bright waxing gibbous moon to the upper right of Saturn. Both of them are at the western edge of Pisces but the dim stars of Pisces require a dark sky ...