Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although astrology and astronomy have some similarities, they both have their place in humanity’s past, present, and future. Since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your zodiac sign – like Sagittarius, the archer – might be in the stars, but your future isn't. scaliger/iStock via Getty Images ...

As International Astronomy Day approaches on May 18, it stands as a beacon calling stargazers of all backgrounds to come together in celebration of the cosmos. This annual event serves as a reminder ...

I was born a Capricorn (please don’t judge me), but the sun was in the middle of Sagittarius when I was born. As a professor emeritus of astronomy, I am often asked about the difference between ...

Since the beginning of time people pondered their relationship to the universe by looking to the skies. The word “astrology” was derived from the Greek word for star, “asteri” but the first organized ...

The highly anticipated total solar eclipse will spread over Texas next week with scientists ready to use the opportunity to study the sun's atmosphere. However, scientists aren’t the only ones excited ...

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Rachel Feltman: These days, science and magic are generally thought of as being diametrically opposed: fact versus fiction, reason versus fantasy, modern sensibilities versus archaic misconceptions.

I was born a Capricorn (please don't judge me), but the Sun was in the middle of Sagittarius when I was born. As a professor emeritus of astronomy, I am often asked about the difference between ...

Are you sure astrology isn’t a science? Both astrology and astronomy are in the business of making predictions. The theories of astrology claim that the positions of the planets and the stars ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Talia Dan-Cohen, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Carl Craver ...