The recent discovery of a planet with rings larger than those of Saturn is a game-changer in our understanding of celestial ...

Science Space Deep Space Black Holes Astronomy’s next big discovery is probably hiding in piles of old data The ability to gather more information means we'll spend more time sifting through it.

Artificial intelligence has begun helping astronomers tame massive data sets and uncover their secrets, writes a University of Arizona astronomy professor.

Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.

Why do so many astronomy discoveries fail to live up to the hype? "Breakthroughs" come along regularly but often don’t hold up under scrutiny — and could undermine trust in science ...

In 1981, astronomer Martin Harwit wrote an eye-opening book, Cosmic Discovery, that examined the history of astronomy. Harwit wanted to know how discoveries get made, and why they happen when they do.

NASA has selected a yet-to-be-named Space Shuttle to move to Houston, conceding to a long-running bid by Texas senators to ...