An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence that astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae are ...

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Dark matter is an essential element of galaxy formation and physics, according to the standard theory of how the universe ...

The roughly six-hour flyby in 1986 revealed Uranus' protective magnetic field was strangely empty. Now, researchers say that ...

A recent study published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics revealed an exciting new discovery: a ‘cosmic tunnel’ in ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find ...

Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

In 2019, Dr. Kletzing with University of Iowa's Physics and Astronomy Department pitched the research study to NASA to ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves ...

Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.

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Science and faith intersect at this special place. While some may find it strange that the Vatican has an observatory, the Catholic Church has been involved with science since the Jesuit order was ...