It can be challenging for us humans to wrap our brains around really massive numbers. Even the scale of a million or billion ...

Europe's Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to launch today (Nov. 4) for the fourth time ever, and you can watch the action live.

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Astronomers revisiting 1950s Palomar Observatory sky photos found mysterious flashes—bright spots appearing in one frame and ...

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...

It’s been nearly two years since the action planet Mars has orbited Sagittarius, making this year’s comeback memorable. In ...

For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of stars, primordial relics of the early universe. And ...

The McDonald Observatory director Taft Armandroff of The University of Texas at Austin will lead the next phase of ...

Dr. Massey’s tenure guided the Giant Magellan Telescope through key design and construction milestones, helped secure nearly ...

After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student ...

In celebration of its 270th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin has just launched a new watch series, featuring 13 special ...