In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...

Astronomers have chased the first stars for decades, squinting at the early universe for any hint of their brief, brilliant ...

California scientists spotted the brightest flare ever recorded, shining with the light of 10 trillion suns, from a ...

Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

Earth's atmosphere is an impediment to astronomical observations. Not only is cloudy weather a problem, but temperature ...

A remarkable new study challenges the findings of Nobel Prize-winning research into how our universe has changed over time.

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...

One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other ...

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial ...

Scientists have discovered a supermassive black hole flare, the largest seen in the universe, and it may be making a meal of ...

Gov. Josh Green is pledging to help “promptly ” establish a procedure to permit construction of a controversial telescope atop Mauna Kea on a site previously developed for observatory use. Green ...

The Astronomical Society is bringing the night sky down to Earth with the Cosmic Carnival on Saturday, Nov. 1. "It's the celebration of science and astronomy," Lynne Olson, The Astronomical Society ...