A quick online search reveals multiple paid services for naming stars as commemorative gifts. You'll be provided with a certificate and a map for finding your star in the sky. But these names are not ...

So what names do astronomers use for stars and how are official star names selected?

Four big outbursts from the Sun mean skies may light up much further from the poles than usual.

The alien question, while fun, generates misinformation and distracts from the science.

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Earth’s tilt means the Sun both rises earlier and sets later as we head towards summer.

A total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", will be visible across all of Australia next week. Here's what you need to know to get the best view and snap the best photo.

The Moon will indeed be black, kind of. But that’s not why you should look up this weekend.

Use our interactive globe to see if you’re in the ‘zone of disappointment’ for the Perseids – then save these dates for better meteor showers to watch.

If you’re like most people, you’ve never heard of it. Meet the ringed asteroid-comet hybrid prowling the outer reaches of the Solar System.

Betelgeuse's companion star was found in a tight orbit using the ‘Alopeke instrument on Gemini North at the International Gemini Observatory.

In the three years since the James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first images, it's pulled back the veil on a whole bunch of mind-blowing cosmic phenomena. So how has this $13 billion bit of kit ...

The annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak. With dark skies, experts say this year's show is worth getting up for.

From photobombing black holes, to how insects adapt to climate change, and an approach to tackle the sizable problem of nuclear waste, let's see the scienc…

Earth’s tilt means the Sun both rises earlier and sets later as we head towards summer.

An astronomer says goodbye to Gaia, the satellite that mapped the galaxy.

As far as planets go, they don't get much more iconic than Saturn. A huge golden ball encircled by gigantic rings.  But those distinctive rings — the very things that give Saturn its pizzazz — have se...

The number of known moons in our Solar System has been rising for centuries, but astronomers say it has probably peaked – for now.

Recently, astronomers have been puzzled by an unknown type of cosmic radio signal. A new breakthrough has finally traced one of them.