The practice of sighting the new moon or hilal to determine the start of the Ramadan fasting month, as carried out by Malaysia, has now become a ...

Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the ...

A team of 48 astronomers from 14 countries, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has discovered a population of ...

Review in Nature Astronomy highlights how UC Santa Cruz’s Lamat Institute leverages cultural strengths through tailored experiences, raises awareness of systemic barriers, and builds culturally valida ...

The Fermi Paradox asks a simple question: if the universe is so vast, why haven’t we detected other civilizations? Yet new perspectives suggest the silence may not mean we are alone. Advances in ...

Lanakila Mangauil, one of the most recognizable faces of the movement to stop construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on ...

When Muslims arriving in the UK tried to sight the new crescent Moon, they would often struggle – in part due to a very British problem: the cloudy weather.

Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges traditional models and supports the idea that planets may form one by one in ...

Since it turned on, the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of mysterious red blobs in space. The so-called Little ...

A distant star dimmed by 97% for nearly 200 days. Astronomers say giant rings around a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter may explain it.

The Bushman Planetarium at Missouri Western State University is giving residents and astrology fans the chance to explore the ...