Chinese astronomers have employed NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to observe an eclipsing binary of the Algol-type, designated V455 Car. Results of the observational campaign are ...

A team led by astronomers at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Virginia (U.S.) have, for the first time, robustly detected semi-heavy water ice ...

ASA and the National Science Foundation cancelled their big events at a major astronomy conference this summer. Scientists who attended were left disappointed.

The Helix Galaxy, located 42 million light years away, is an unusual object as it is both a polar ring and a lenticular ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Semi-retired Lexi Thompson is going into the weekend contending for her first major title in more than a decade, and in a dwindling group of players ...

Astronomy has a major data problem. Simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms by John Peterson, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

To make a truly realistic fake picture of a galaxy, you can model exactly how light particles travel through the atmosphere and telescope to reach its sensor.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Semi-retired Lexi Thompson shot a 2-under 70 in the second round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship on Friday to put herself in position to contend ...

A fully engulfed semitrailer fell off an interstate overpass in downtown Louisville onto another interstate below.It happened Friday afternoon near Spaghetti Junction. The blazing semi fell from I ...

Major surveys from the past two decades include the SDSS , Kepler , Blanco-DECam , Subaru HSC , TESS , ZTF and Euclid . The Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile has recently finished construction and ...