The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military...
An international team of astronomers, led by a researcher from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has shown that the sun’s...
Mars has a notoriously inhospitable environment, with temperatures that fluctuate dramatically over the course of a Martian day and average...
We know many things about our universe, but astronomers are still debating exactly how fast it is expanding. In fact,...
Two University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have discovered a new type of “whistler,” an electromagnetic wave that carries a substantial...
Neutron stars are the remnants of old stars that have run out of nuclear fuel and undergone a supernova explosion...
The Dark Energy Camera has captured an image of the dazzling Coma Cluster, named after the hair of Queen Berenice...
On May 11, a gorgeous aurora surprised stargazers across the southern United States. That same weekend, a tractor guided by...
An intense debate surrounding the cosmic rock that killed the dinosaurs has stirred scientists for decades, but a new study...
The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth’s constant companion. Stargazers can catch...
Time moves a tad faster on the moon. Now an international group of astronomers has joined calls to give the...
A team of astronomers using a Yale supercomputer have determined for the first time that galaxies in denser environments are...
