How can artificial intelligence (AI) help astronomers identify celestial objects in the night sky? This is what a recent ...

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When the National Science Foundation announced a competition to fund institutes in astronomy and AI in the summer of 2023, ...

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Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a ...

The Mauve telescope, developed by London-headquartered start-up Blue Skies Space, is the size of a small suitcase and carries ...

Researchers from The University of Western Australia node at the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) ...

A new study revealed how the ancient Maya used lunar and solar calendars to predict eclipses with remarkable accuracy.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is warming up as it approaches the sun, causing a jet to emerge. The jet is visible in a dramatic new image.

A UCLA-led team has achieved the sharpest-ever view of a distant star’s disk using a groundbreaking photonic lantern device ...

The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now ...

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star ...