Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Scientists first detected ripples in space known as gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes ...

On Sept. 18, 1965, amateur astronomer Kaoru Ikeya and professional astronomer Tsutomu Seki each independently discovered what ...

Today, I must share a big news from the field of astronomy! The Webb Telescope has recently made a significant discovery by ...

The exoplanet is the first confirmed detection of a planet in a multi-ringed protoplanetary disk, a disk that contains ...

Dr Ryan MacDonald, lecturer in extrasolar planets in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, ...

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary system. The newfound ...

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

Let me tell you, the astronomy community has been buzzing lately with the sighting of a mysterious comet dragging a 'colorful tail' across the sky. The scene was simply breathtaking! Many people had ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

Introduction: the natural history of the heavens and the natural history of discovery -- Part I. Entrée: 1. The Pluto affair -- Part II. Narratives of Discovery: 2. Moons, rings, and asteroids: ...