13+ hour, 29+ min ago   (869+ words) Astronomy occupies a distinctive place in the intellectual tradition of the Islamic world. In particular, the historic mathematics and astronomy schools of Maragha and Samarkand pl... Trajectory of astronomy-philosophy relationship in Islamic world Islamic scholars played a pivotal role in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (261+ words) A rare solar eclipse drew crowds of skywatchers Wednesday as it swept across multiple regions, with totality visible in parts of Iceland, Portugal and Spain and a partial eclipse observed across a much wider area. The moon partially covers the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (391+ words) The Perseid summer light show is back and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (440+ words) New observations of some of Neptune's moons and rings ​are providing evidence of a catastrophe that occurred billions of years ago around the solar system's outermost planet in which a Pluto-sized interloper caused a celestial demolition derby. Triton is a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) According to the astronomical calendar, the first event will be a solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, followed by a lunar eclipse on Aug. 28, 2026. The two eclipses will occur as the sun, moon and Earth align, with the lunar eclipse following after…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (907+ words) For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer. Toss in a crescendoing meteor shower and a six-planet parade on the same day and…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (591+ words) Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands. Digging into the Milky Way's violent past has earned this 55-year-old…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (411+ words) The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that's also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what's called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (932+ words) As a child, Enrique Bordallo would gaze in awe at the starry night sky in rural Spain. Next month's solar eclipse has now made his passion a popular obsession. "We're absolutely buzzing," Bordallo, president of the Burgos Astronomy Association, told…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (481+ words) One of the ancient world's most important oracle sanctuaries is welcoming visitors after sunset as the Temple of Apollo on Türkiye's Aegean coast extends its opening hours under a nighttime museum initiative. Illuminated after dark, the roughly 2,500-year-old temple in…...