Astronomers have discovered a tiny, ghostly galaxy in a remote corner of the universe, likely a cosmic castaway flung from ...

Oconee County resident Susan Vizurraga has written an historical fiction novel on a little-known female astronomer.

From Voyager to Breakthrough Starshot, we explore the most advanced space probes designed to leave the Solar System.

The Aurora Borealis is one of the most awe inspiring nature spectacles in the world. Find out what causes them, how humans have perceived them throughout history and what you need to do if you want to ...

One of the studies, led by Dr. Aleksandra Sokołowska of Brown University and Imperial College London, has identified 258 ...

Several well-known meteorite discoveries are still a mystery. Avi Loeb’s interpretation of some meteorite debris possibly being of alien origin is controversial, because peer‑reviewed analyses point ...

Austin Peay State University has received a National Science Foundation planning grant to enhance student success by ensuring engineering physics and engineering technology students find their ideal ...

Scientists at Rutgers and collaborators have traced the invisible dark matter scaffolding of the universe using over 100,000 ...

Astronomy Ireland is setting up giant telescopes in anticipation of “an extremely rare view” of Saturn, which only occurs ...

Using a specially designed solar telescope combined with an astronomy camera, he captured the rocket’s silhouette cutting through fiery shockwaves in the Sun’s plasma.

Astronomers are using radio pulses from space to find missing baryonic matter and learn about supermassive black holes, ...

The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.