Plaque-unveiling ceremony of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics. From left: Professor Bing Zhang, ...

Columnist John Breunig fills a time capsule with moments from the opening of the Stamford Museum & Nature Center's new ...

New data reveals black hole jets can accelerate at speeds defying all physical laws, leaving astronomers without a clear ...

The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the “habitable zone” of its ...

On Nov. 2, Kip Thorne took the stage at Harvey Mudd College’s Galileo Auditorium to recount his 50 year odyssey of making ...

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are among the most visible stars from Earth, but new research says the cluster is larger than suspected.

The chair of physics and astronomy at MTSU, Ron Henderson, says that in the right conditions, when protons and electrons encounter oxygen, they manifest as gorgeous, sweeping colors painting the sky.

This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Harvest Moon Festival, was held on Oct. 6. The traditional festival for ...

A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded funding from NASA to create an interstellar map that could lead to more accurate observations of planets located outside our solar system — known as ...

When this shock reaches the surface, it releases an enormous burst of energy. The star brightens dramatically, becoming visible as a supernova. For a short period, astronomers can study the initial ...

Exploring one of science's most exciting frontiers, the book "Life in Space" bridges astrophysics and biology to uncover the ...

The Franklin Institute announced Nov. 11 that it is awarding the 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics, one of the nation’s ...