A University of Missouri astronomer is leading a team of 130 researchers from 62 institutions—including NASA, the California Institute of Technology, Princeton University and Harvard University—on an ...
Astronomers analyzing white dwarf stars have found the first ever star that would appear green to human eyes, according to a ...
The Belgian particle physicist helped build an observatory deep in the Antarctic ice.
Stunning pictures of nebulae, stars, the moon and more took top prizes in this year's astrophotography competition, organised by the Royal Observatory in London ...
Follow the foot traffic. Sidewalk astronomers often set up at street fairs, outdoor events, nightlife hotspots, or by any venue where a lot of people tend to pass by. If you want to set up at an event ...
Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi reflects on covering the fast-moving field of astronomy honoured by the Nobel physics ...
In 2020, a NASA spacecraft swooped in on Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, and scooped up rock and dirt from its surface then began the voyage home in May 2021. The spacecraft will eject a capsule full of ...
The cosmological constant Λ, and its generalization as dark energy, makes up roughly 70% of the present-epoch Universe and has been part of the dominant ΛCDM cosmological paradigm for more than a ...
Data access, or the availability of new and archival data for use by other scientists and the public, is key to scientific advancement. How data is presented, searched, and formatted determines ...
The Nobel was awarded “for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” the Royal Swedish Academy of ...
If you’ve ever contemplated dedicating your life to understanding the universe, there’s good news: The academic field of astronomy is as expansive as the cosmos itself, presenting myriad options for ...
As the full Moon sets, the Sun is about to rise on the opposite horizon. The Very Large Telescope (VLT) has already closed its eyes after a long night of observations. The extraordinary quality of ...