At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

The article chronicles the evolution of astronomy from astrology and alchemy to modern astrophysics, highlighting significant advancements like the development of spectroscopy and Einstein's theory of ...

At last we know just how much the cosmos weighs. The answer shows that theories of the Universe’s origin are spot on, says cosmologist Jeff Peterson. Trouble is, we still haven’t a clue what most of ...

Even before the first stars lit up the Universe, the Cosmos was not the cold place most researchers once imagined. New ...

In the name of open science, the multinational scientific collaboration COSMOS on Thursday has released the data behind the largest map of the universe. Called the COSMOS-Web field, the project, with ...

John von Neumann came about as close as humanly possible to embodying the Platonic ideal of a genius. Conversant in ancient Greek by age 6, the Hungarian made significant mathematical advances in his ...

"We have discovered a galaxy that has been 'perfectly preserved' for billions of years, a true archaeological find that tells us how the first galaxies were born and helps us understand how the ...

Imagine this: on the distant planet Mars, a probe is diligently 'digging for water' 5 meters beneath the ice cap. Isn't this scene both novel and filled with a sense of science fiction? Meanwhile, ...