Stars and Astronomy

For every planet that orbits a star like our own, there are likely thousands of 'orphan planets' wandering the galaxy alone... (2018)

​Due to be launched today, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (named after Eugene Parker, a solar (2018)

Researchers have pinpointed the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded. The event, which occurred on 30 October 1207 BC, is me... (2017)

Atlas Obscura, 2017: "A Woman Who Spent Her Life Observing the Sun Is Finally Getting Scientific Recognition. Hisako Koyama is being lauded for ... (2017)

European Gaia spacecraft’s first major data dump — the most detailed 3D chart yet of our Galaxy — will keep researchers busy for decades... (2018)

Technology & Science - CBC News Astronomers say they've learned more about the first known object to enter our solar system from deep space, inc... (2017)

Online module for celestial navigation “This course serves to address the lack of widely-available instruction in astronavigation. Specifically ... (2018)

We’re not in immediate danger of any asteroids colliding with Earth — at least not as far as anyone’s aware. But it’s not like it hasn’t happened b... (2020)

The International Astronomical Union has issued the preliminary results from a study on the potential effects of multi-thousand satellite constella... (2020)

New research shows a pattern of exoplanet sizes and spacing around other stars unlike what we see in our own system (2018)

The brightest parts of the world are getting brighter - light pollution on the rise around the globe. (2018)