More than 3 billion years ago, when the Moon’s volcanic mare (the dark lunar “seas”) were formed, the Moon was rife with ...

Vatican Observatory director Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno explores faith and science in his new book, “A Jesuit’s Guide to ...

Software engineers have been hard at work to establish a common language for a global conversation. The topic—revealing the mysteries of the universe. The U.S. National Science Foundation National ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet. Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these ...

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", ...

That community includes U.S. and Chilean citizens. Each observatory dedicates significant resources to promoting science and astronomy. “In more than 40 years of doing outreach at the Cerro ...

Astrology's popularity soars among youth despite scientific education, revealing a search for comfort amid uncertainty in a ...

The University of California San Diego is positioning itself as a leader in astronomical research as its new Department of ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But there are still billions more to be discovered. At the same time, ...