Scientists are relieved by the observatory’s stay of execution, but concerned that some budget cuts have gutted future ...

Neither candidate has talked much about space policy on the campaign trail, but both have records to consider.

Astronauts have voted from the space station since 1997 and have cast ballots in nearly every U.S. presidential election ...

The closest star to Earth is also the best studied, but only recently have we truly begun to uncover its secrets.

Mars’ features are starting to become visible, Mercury appears in the evening sky, and the Trifid Nebula glows in the sky ...

Hurricane Maria triggered a sequence of events that led to the downfall of the storied radio observatory — but inspectors missed clear signals that the structure was in distress.

It is no wonder that curious minds have always sought to explain both the Sun’s origins and our relationship to it — whether through the narratives of myth or modern science. Today, we understand that ...

The strange binary system R Aquarii spews material into the interstellar medium like a lawn sprinkler as its stars interact.

When the historic observatory was shuttered by the University of Chicago, a community organization helped to revitalize it.

Researchers have spotted a promising but puzzling candidate for one of the lightest black holes ever detected.