A new comet is starting to make an evening appearance in the night sky. A well known comet hunter named David Levy likes to say that comets are like cats, they have tails and they…

Humboldt astronomer Mike Myer captured this view of a waning crescent moon and Venus surrounded by clouds on Wednesday evening.

Iolan Stan Grigsby usually has two responses when somebody asks him about astronomy: “Look up, and look it up.” Grigsby, a retired physicist and instructor, spoke to roughly 25 or so Iolans at the Iola…

Mike Myer, an amateur astronomer of considerable expertise from Humboldt, shared with Register readers facts about a meteor shower predicted for Wednesday night. Myer gave tips on the best way to watch the event. *****…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star.  They say it’s the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but…

Sky watchers in southeast Kansas will have the chance to watch a total lunar eclipse early Tuesday morning.  A lunar eclipse takes place when the full moon slips in to the shadow of the Earth.…

“To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit.” – Stephen Hawking, Astrophysicist Two dozen wide-eyed stargazers, from toddlers to retirees, were treated to a lesson in the heavens Thursday.…

Tom Campbell is well aware of when his love of stargazing took root, largely because it was one of his first memories as a child. Campbell — maybe 3 or 4 at the time —…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos. But this luminous blue star is…

Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp. Ten days later…