The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially named Asteroid 2006 BT282 as Asteroid Shostak, honoring Dr. Seth ...
Astronomy stories of 2026 include the return of a total solar eclipse to the Artemis II mission that aims for humans ...
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Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals ...
A faint, distant object emitting X-rays may finally clarify the nature of the enigmatic “little red dots” spotted by the ...
The presence of deuterium, an isotope of hydrogen, in 3I/ATLAS suggests the interstellar comet formed in a much colder place ...
Scientists have developed a new material that could shield humans and critical technology from harmful radiation, and it's ...
The death of Ed Baldwin in "Home", the third episode of "For All Mankind"'s fifth season, was a symbolic moment for the Apple ...
The study of exoplanets began in 1995, only 30 years ago. Yet today, exoplanet research touches every aspect of ground-based and space-based astronomy and ...
Throughout the week, construction workers have been piecing together a strange dome building outside Central Library in St ...
Paytan, distinguished professor of Earth and planetary sciences, and Lin, emeritus distinguished professor of astronomy and ...
Harvard’s SEAS and the Wyss Institute researchers drew inspiration from slender, coiling filaments found in nature, such as ...
Should Toronto have a space for people who love, well, space? One advocacy group says yes. In April, demolition of the former ...