Astronomy isn't just about gazing at stars, it's about understanding the invisible forces that govern everything from ...

NASA has scheduled the launch for the Artemis II moon rocket for no earlier than Feb. 8. WTOP will have details on the mission as they become available.

Cosmic radio pulses repeating every few minutes or hours, known as long-period transients, have puzzled astronomers since ...

A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team's new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of ...

On Episode 195 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Gerry Griffin, former Apollo Flight Director and ...

As much as I love looking at the night sky, my love for astronomy really grew with the books I read. People often ask what books I would recommend for those interested in the subject, so this list ...

Homeowners don’t want to move. It’s a big deal for their shrinking backyards. Matt Damon recalls the time Clint Eastwood ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

The first humans stepped on the moon in 1972, and since then, no one has back. Now, NASA is taking the steps to get back to ...

Long forgotten and hidden under layers of religious texts, the world’s earliest star catalog has just resurfaced. Scientists ...

New findings published in Nature Astronomy suggest the latter. By analyzing microwave data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft during ...

Researchers at Maynooth University have uncovered evidence to suggest smaller black holes – in the right conditions – can become massive.