A pair of quasars that existed when the universe was only 3 billion years old has been spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has started releasing its first discoveries: including supernovae, variable stars and asteroids ...

When Ukrainian forces retook the site of the Braude Radio Astronomy Observatory in September 2022 after forcing a Russian ...

Russia’s war has left many of Ukraine’s world-class observatories in ruins—but the besieged nation’s astronomers already have ...

Four years ago, NASA purposely smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid to see if they could deflect it -- a test to prove humanity could protect Earth from threatening space rocks. Their ...

Two Juniata College faculty members have been recognized with the 2026 Award for Excellence in Education Abroad Curriculum ...

Every year, AIP awards physical scientists for their leadership and excellence. In recognition of women in the physical ...

This all-inclusive refractor is best for observing planets and the moon, but still able to give skywatchers some glimpses of deep-sky objects.

The light from this event has traveled 7.82 billion light-years to reach the MeerKAT radio telescope, surpassing the previous ...

That changed early last year with the quiet opening of the Charleston Planetarium, a bright STEM-forward spot tucked inside the Citadel Mall that invites all Lowcountry locals to come and help write ...

As a space scientist, every time I go outside with my family, I tell my children to look up at the sky. The front door of our ...