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 ...

Today, let's talk about an explosive discovery in astronomy! The black hole 'no-hair theorem' has been quite famous in the ...

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

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

A groundbreaking discovery has emerged in the field of astronomy—the James Webb Space Telescope has captured the signal of ...

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

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

NASA officials will unveil details about a new finding connected to a unique sample the Perseverance rover found on Mars ...

NASA promised the James Webb Space Telescope would rewrite astronomy—but its discoveries are stranger, scarier, and more ...

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: ...