This gas needs an enormous amount of energy to shine — more than normal stars can supply. The discovery, based on data from ...

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

Astronomers say the extreme magnetic field of Magnetar SGR 0501+4516 could ‘rip apart every atom inside the body’ ...

View a brilliant morning star, enjoy dark skies during New Moon, and take in plenty of deep-sky targets in the sky this week.

As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope's 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

"We want to understand how these galaxies are forming stars, how many stars they’re forming, and especially how the black ...

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have discovered evidence that suggests the presence of a long-sought supermassive black hole at the heart of the nearby spiral galaxy ...

The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...

For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos ...

The photos capture both our neighboring planets and galaxies far, far away in a stunning release to celebrate one of NASA’s ...

Learn about stars at the Orange Coast College Planetarium building. Students and guests will be able to use OCC’s telescopes to see the beauty of the galaxy with their own ...