The gender imbalance that has existed for years in astronomy research and publishing worsened when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down labs and sent scientists home. Prior to the pandemic, female ...

Before the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shut down labs and sent scientists home to work, female astronomers on average published about nine papers for every 10 published by men — a rate that has ...

With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While the stories eventually drew my interest, I was more ...

Various studies have shown that when the pandemic shut down universities in early 2020, academics hunkered down and pushed out more papers. A new study shows this to be the case within the field of ...

Researchers are turning to techniques from astronomy to help spot computer-generated ‘deepfake’ images — which can look identical to genuine photographs at first glance. By analysing images of faces ...

One of the studies, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows that ice inside the parent asteroid melted and reacted with dust, forming the minerals that now make up about 80% of Bennu. Certain ...

Curtin University researchers have undertaken the world's biggest survey of low-frequency satellite radio emissions, finding Starlink satellites are significantly interfering with radio astronomy ...

Join the celebration of International Astronomy Day by looking up at the spectacular southern night sky, engaging in exciting ...

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A mysterious object with a mass equivalent to 1 million suns has been detected in space, but its nature remains unknown.

The Iranian team has achieved a remarkable feat at the 17th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), securing the first-place position with a clean sweep of five gold medals. The ...