Stellar astronomy and planetary systems encompass the study of stars, their formation, evolution, and the planetary bodies that orbit them. Recent research in this field has made significant ...

A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years from Earth. The "promising" super-Earth - ...

Astronomers have achieved a groundbreaking feat by capturing the first clear image of a star in another galaxy. This ...

Finally, the merging of stellar-mass binary black holes has been a focal point of gravitational-wave astronomy. Observations from the LIGO and Virgo detectors have confirmed the existence of these ...

Astronomers have unveiled an explosive cosmic fireworks display of stars interacting with their environment. This dazzling ...

Using the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), an international team of astronomers have performed deep optical observations of a dwarf galaxy known as NGC 300. As a result, they detected a ...

In the astronomy minor, you'll take foundational courses in planetary astronomy and stellar astronomy, which studies galaxies and star systems. You'll learn how to use a telescope for observation and ...