From mass fluctuations, to Little Red Dots, to new galaxies captured by the James Webb telescope—astronomy has learned a lot ...

Scientists explore whether oxygen is a key factor in allowing alien civilizations to emerge and thrive with the development ...

Three years ago, the world's largest and most powerful telescope was sent into space with an ambitious mission. Its task was ...

New observations show that planets forming in protoplanetary disks like that around PDS 70 can trigger the formation of ...

Astronomers have documented a giant "hiccuping" star in its final stages before explosion for the first time, marking a ...

X-rays are radiated by matter hotter than one million Kelvin, and high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy can tell us about the ...

The Geminids are an astronomical highlight of the year, creating a spectacular show of shooting stars every December. Scientists are now starting to understand where they came from. Nick Hewitt hopes ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — One of the biggest mysteries in science -- dark energy -- doesn't actually exist, according to researchers looking to solve the riddle of how the Universe is expanding. For the ...

Planets on the inner edge of extrasolar habitable zones could be habitable for a couple of billion years longer than previously thought.

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe the nearly full Moon as it passes Mars on the evening of December 17.

The annual three-day Mystery Hunt returns to campus January 17. Here’s how last year’s puzzle marathon played out.