February 8th has witnessed a multitude of significant events throughout history, spanning various categories such as science, ...

A charming Arizona town in the west was designated as the world's first International Dark Sky City, meaning it offers beautiful views of the Milky Way.

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...

However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined what constitutes a planet, leading to Pluto’s reclassification as a dwarf planet. This decision sparked widespread debate ...

Wolf 359’s extreme radiation and frequent X-ray flares make life-sustaining atmospheres on nearby planets highly unlikely, ...

Using clever light-detecting techniques, ExTrA searches red dwarf stars for planets that might support life. By studying tiny ...

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Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Supervising sound editor Richard King, nominated for an Oscar for the film, explains why he didn’t — and couldn’t — inherit a sound library for the sequel.

A technique called sonification allows new discoveries, brings out subtleties in dense data, and makes astronomy more accessible.

The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...

Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there. Astronomers zoomed in on a stellar behemoth in the ...