The discovery of ‘Oumuamua marked the first time astronomers observed an object passing through our Solar System that originated around another star. Its unusual shape and unexpected acceleration ...

A star projector shows stars in the night sky against an orange backdrop in the De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium in Cupertino on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a recent evening, ...

After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...

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PORTABLE LEARNING The Lyon County Conservation Foundation recently acquired its own Starlab, a portable learning dome. This dome will be used for various programs, beginning next year with astronomy ...

The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247) is being held Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 and will feature remarkable findings in exoplanet research and discussions shaping the future of ...

The cosmos has taken up its fair share of space in the news this year. Here are some of the major stories from beyond Earth that happened during 2025. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every other Monday at 9 a.m., Don Hladiuk joins a Zoom call with a group of 30 to 45 students. They are eager to learn about space ...

For many students, the Winter Solstice might show up as a line in a geography chapter, a short note in an astronomy lesson, or a question asked in passing. The date comes and goes. But the idea behind ...