This year, the Qixi Festival is particularly noteworthy due to its late occurrence on the Gregorian calendar. The last time the festival fell on August 29 was in 2055, making this a rare event. The ...

As the Qixi Festival approaches on August 29, many will reflect on the ancient myth of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, who are separated by the Milky Way and can only reunite once a year. However, in ...

September’s superb nocturnal sights are redoubled this year with an extravagant bestowal of stunning beauties wedded to a ...

As light pollution threatens our view of the stars the world over, the annual Dark Sky photography contest reminds us of the ...

With cardboard caps on their heads, dung beetles rolling their balls showed how they find their way using the Milky Way.

Black never looked so good on a car. In fact, it is not just any metallic black. It is Nero Galaxy, with a ton of shimmering ...

In the past decade, the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope has revealed the nature, history, and behavior of ...

The findings, published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, come from a team led by Mark Siebert of Chalmers. Using ...

AI helped astronomers detect rare supernova SN 2023zkd in real time, reshaping astronomy and unlocking new frontiers in space exploration.

Tourist offerings like the Jasper Dark Sky Festival in Alberta can help protect dark skies by generating support among ...

Astronomers have detected the closest and brightest fast radio burst ever recorded, a dazzling signal from a galaxy just 130 ...

The recipe for such great opportunities to enjoy the night sky will come from little moonlight as we enter the Waxing ...