The Last Stargazer takes an intimate view of the world through telescopes
Emily Levesque's portrait of "delightful isolation" is astronomer-approved
Combined optical and X-ray image of Uranus.
Chandra image gallery. X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory.
Uranus emits extra x-rays, and scientists don't know why
They could be just reflections, or Uranus could have its own version of the Northern Lights
What you need to know about this year’s winter solstice and the great conjunction
This cosmic phenomenon is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
How to become a galaxy hunter: an interview with Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
The University of Chicago astronomer talks about getting a galaxy named after herself and fighting for telescope time
Why is this nebula shaped like a butterfly?
A physicist dives into the science behind a new Hubble photo
Intergalactic pasta may hold the secrets to the universe
Like...why the universe exists
Meet Annie Jump Cannon, who cataloged and ranked over 300,000 stars by their hotness
A century later, her system is still used today
The prolific life of Wang Zhenyi, autodidact, astronomer, and poet
Progressive in science and art, she disregarded sexist norms of Qing-dynasty China
Meet the astronomer who changed how we see the stars
Williamina Fleming pioneered a system for classifying stars and discovered the Horsehead Nebula