Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...

On the eve of the 249th anniversary of American independence, NASA on Tuesday showcased a patriotic image of Old Glory as ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has shared its skywatching highlights - revealing what will light up the sky in July ...

The first Eldar Harlequin Troupes danced across our planet in 1988. Let's take a look at that original armylist from many ...

Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...

Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...

President Donald Trump is planning to visit a new immigration detention facility in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday.

The Federal Reserve has gotten lots of media attention recently, notwithstanding everything else that’s happening in the ...

In 2020, astronomers spotted WD 1856+534 b, a Jupiter‑sized object that circles its white dwarf host every 34 hours without being torn apart. In 2024, the Webb telescope directly detected two more gas ...

This artist’s impression shows a planet (left) that has approached too close to a white dwarf (right) and been torn apart by tidal forces from the star. The white dwarf is in the center of a planetary ...

More information: Caldon T. Whyte et al, Potential for Life to Exist and be Detected on Earth-like Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs, The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2024). DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213 ...