This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

Modern astronomy and physics stretch back centuries, so naturally, they've accumulated a lot of interesting names for objects, ideas and phenomena. And let's face it: Some are downright strange. From ...

The term "astronomy" as it is represented in sign language in different countries. It may now be a bit easier for hearing-impaired people to discuss and study the cosmos. A team of scientists and ...

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Asteroid 2025 PM2, about 190 feet wide and travelling over 41,000 miles per hour, will make its closest pass by Earth on 27 ...

The image released Friday depicts two merging galaxies, nicknamed "the Penguin and the Egg," that are about 100,000 light years apart, a surprisingly close distance in astronomical terms.

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