Weeks before Europa Clipper was to be shipped for launch, scientists discovered a potentially fatal flaw that might endanger the spacecraft’s ability to study an ocean moon of Jupiter. By ...

Optical interferometry has been a long-proven science method that involves using several separate telescopes to act as one big telescope, thus achieving more accurate data as opposed to each ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — Physicists propose that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major gaps in our understanding of how ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...

Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system. This combines theoretical simulations and observation with both terrestrial and space ...

or students learning the background to this fundamental scientific discipline, Cambridge has the publications they need. Physics and Astronomy Journals, more results, from A to Z ...

This year photographers captured some amazing images of the cosmos. The subjects range from the unfathomably far away to the surprisingly close.

The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Ryan Imperio ...

O n Tuesday, August 20, you can catch a great conjunction of the Moon and Saturn. The ringed planet will be separated from a ...

It was mere decades ago that the idea of space tourism — not just for astronauts and scientific research but for recreation — was the stuff of science fiction. Today, space travel for the ...

From a solar eclipse to a dolphin-like nebula, these winning shots by astrophotographers from around the world depict the ...