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

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 ...

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

The only possibility left was an extraordinary one: a tidal disruption event, or TDE.

Two million microscopic mirrors help astronomy laser technology shape light in a breakthrough breakthrough that could sharpen astronomers’ view of distant worlds ...

Is there anything more dramatic than an exploding star? More than just extraordinarily bright, energetic events that can ...

With the launch of thousands of satellites through projects like Starlink and OneWeb, astronomers are raising urgent concerns ...

Life depends on motion. To eat, go home, or explore, we must know where we are, where we want to go and how to get there. We ...

This artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30 times the mass ...