Astrophysics
Andean Solstice Celebrations Capture the Wondrous Churn of Spacetime
Exploring the similarities and differences between Indigenous and Western cosmologies
How Jupiter May Have Gifted Early Earth With Water
A new model of the solar system suggest we have gas giants to thank for our watery world
A Message From Stephen Hawking Is On Its Way to a Black Hole
After his ashes were interred at Westminster Abbey, a musical composition and "message of hope" were broadcast toward 1A 0620-00, the nearest black hole
Astronomers Find Signature From the Universe's Earliest Known Stars
The first lights may have winked to life just 250 million years after the Big Bang
The Case for Charles Dickens, the Science Communicator
A new exhibition dives into the Victorian novelist's passion for science
Venus and Jupiter May Meddle With Earth's Orbit and Climate
In 405,000-year cycles, the tug of nearby planets causes hotter summers, colder winters and drier droughts on our home planet
New Star Map Could Change Everything We Know About the Milky Way
The map includes 1.7 billion stars and is already revealing new details about star evolution and the formation of our galaxy
If a Cosmic Bubble Destroys the Universe, Scientists Now Know When It'll Happen
Don't panic yet; the end won't be for at least 10 octodecillion years, if it happens at all
The Center of the Milky Way May Be Chock-Full of Black Holes
Researchers spotted about a dozen black holes lurking at our galactic center—and there may be up to 10,000 more
The Real Science Behind Your Favorite Nerd Culture at Awesome Con
Astrophysicists, vehicle technicians and biologists joined the party to bring cutting-edge research to fictional worlds
Meet Icarus, The Most Distant Star Yet Detected
The blue supergiant lies 9 billion light-years away
China's Tiangong-1 Finally Crashes Back to Earth
Most of the craft likely burned up as it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere
Scientists Thought All Galaxies Had Dark Matter, but They Just Found One Without It
The find defies the assumption that the mysterious matter is necessary for galaxy formation
Why Don't We See Fireflies in the Western U.S.?
You asked, we answered
How It All Began: A Colleague Reflects On the Remarkable Life of Stephen Hawking
The physicist probed the mysteries of black holes, expanded our understanding of the universe and captured the world's imagination, says Martin Rees
Astronomers May Have Just Detected the Universe's First Stars
A long-sought radio signal indicates the first stars began burning 180 million years after the initial Big Bang
Fifty Years Ago, a Grad Student’s Discovery Changed the Course of Astrophysics
By identifying the first pulsars, Jocelyn Bell Burnell set the stage for discoveries in black holes and gravitational waves
Astronomers Spot Signs of Planets Outside the Milky Way
Researchers estimate that more than a trillion planets may lurk beyond our galaxy's bounds
Astronomers Get Best Look Yet at the Surface of a Red Giant Star
The image shows convection cells on the star are huge, confirming some theories about star evolution
Behold Hubble's Best Image of a Distant Galaxy Yet
The galaxy is roughly 13.3 billion light years away, and formed just 500 million years after the universe began
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