April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

In a memorable image from the 1977 film “Star Wars,” the young hero Luke Skywalker gazes at two suns setting above the horizon on his desert planet Tatooine. Astronomers since then indeed have ...

The Hubble Space Telescope marks its 35th anniversary with a stunning new image of the Sombrero Galaxy. This detailed view ...

An international team of astrologers claim to have discovered a 'super Earth' that's bigger than our own blue planet but smeller than Neptune.

UCSB Physics Professor Roger Freedman held our attention three years ago as he explained the wonders and understanding that ...

Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Five questions with Christopher Holt, touring guitarist for the best-selling American rock band, talks about his new album, ...

Northern Minnesota is home to some of the darkest and most pristine night skies in the United States. The Boundary Waters ...

Spanning approximately 220,000 light-years across, the Andromeda Galaxy is the largest galaxy of the Local Group, which also ...

Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...