Astronomers taken on the role of cosmic archeologists, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to excavate over 100 disk ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

Figuring out the ages of stars is fundamental to understanding many areas of astronomy—yet, it remains a challenge since ...

A new study using images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has helped to answer a continuous question in astronomy ...

Astronomers have spotted another never-before-seen "nova" blaze to life in the night sky. This may be the first time that ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...

In other cases, another member of the system will go on to form a second white dwarf. If gravitational instabilities bring ...

Almost a thousand of the world’s top space scientists will visit Durham University next week (7 to 11 July) as we host the UK’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM) 2025. NAM is the flagship annual event ...

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From Vedic hymns to stone observatories, how ancient India mapped the cosmos, decoded time, and laid the foundations of ...