For millions of years following the Big Bang, after the universe’s roiling soup of particles had cooled, the cosmos was a ...

Night vision monoculars are hi-tech pieces of kit, but can they help us see celestial objects in areas with light pollution?

In a revelation that challenges conventional theories, NASA astronomers have identified a supermassive black hole in the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

In addition to livestacking, there are now “smart telescopes” available that will take and process images of the night sky as ...

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.