In the vacuum of space, a gunshot is not muffled by the lack of air. It is actually released with all of the explosive might ...

A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...

How many Earth-like exoplanets orbit M dwarf stars (Red dwarf stars), which are smaller and cooler than our Sun? This is what ...

“ENTs are different beasts,” study lead author and astronomer Jason Hinkle explained in an accompanying statement. “Not only are ENTs far brighter than normal tidal disruption events, but they remain ...

The former astronomy building at Lund University in Sweden. Credit: Lund Observatory. At Lund University in Sweden this week, astronomers moved out of a building that was custom-built to hold ...

It will provide students with a broad foundational background in astronomy in preparation for graduate studies in astronomy or astrophysics. The minor is interdisciplinary and offered jointly by the ...

Astronomy explains why your sign might have changed. December 31, 2023 5:00 AM ET. Regina G. Barber ... An illustration of axial precession, which takes 26,000 years to complete.

The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.