Researchers have believed that Segue 1, a puny galaxy orbiting the Milky Way just 75,000 light-years away, was packed with dark matter, a substance in space that doesn't shine or interact with light.

This piece is part of the DrexelNow series showcasing "A Day in the Class" for some of Drexel University's most interesting and impactful courses. Students in “PHYS 131 — Survey of the Universe” are ...

The darkly dressed hooded man - the one with the silver alien hanging from his neck and the deranged eyeball glasses that blinked on and off - suddenly began hurling objects into the crowd. Milky Ways ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the... Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate ...

COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Jim DeGrand of the Ohio State University Geography department brought his telescope to the oval Monday afternoon. He was pleasantly surprised by the turnout and the level of interest ...

Recently, during a night viewing, the Moon covered Mars but here it shows Mars reappearing from the back. Astronomy Educator Leo Greco will hold free summer astronomy classes and offers night viewing ...

Has anything like this ever happened to you? It was the spring quarter of my senior year in college. Although I had more than enough credits to graduate, I needed three more in the mathematics ...