About 1.3 billion light-years away, two massive black holes had merged, and the resulting shockwave—a gravitational wave—was strong enough for LIGO to detect the moment it washed over Earth. Since ...

Radio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and ...

It's NASA's latest way to peer into worlds beyond! Dan Smith has the scoop on the "Roman Space Telescope", slated to launch ...

This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to find the Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra - a glowing shell of gas that offers a glimpse of our solar system’s distant ...

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now aiming for an earlier launch in September 2026. Designed to explore dark ...

A bachelor’s degree in astronomy opens up two main paths for degree recipients: entering the workforce or continuing with ...

Introduction to Astronomy is a college class usually filled with excitement and a lot of questions about outer space. Questions like: What are black holes? Are there planets out there that are ...

Astronomical observations show that the most massive galaxies in the early universe formed approximately three to four billion years after the Big Bang and stopped producing stars very early in cosmic ...

Fifty students from five Hawai‘i high schools were recognized during annual awards ceremonies for the Maunakea Scholars ...

A Starlink satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years and SpaceX eventually hopes to have as many as 42,000 satellites in this so-called megaconstellation. How many Star ...

For the July 2026 issue of Astronomy, we're bringing you our first ever digital-only issue, with all the content you expect ...

Whether you're chasing Northern Lights or a solar eclipse, these sailings were designed with astronomy buffs—and enthusiasts—in mind.