astronomy

As with the evolution of astronomy, new insights in biology beckon just beyond our conceptual and observational reach.

A 900-ton equipment platform suspended hundreds of feet above the ground fell and punched a hole in the giant radio dish below, marking a catastrophic end for the iconic observatory.

The mountain is home to two historic telescopes and many other scientific instruments, along with a billion dollars’ worth of broadcast transmission towers.

The astronomical idea doesn’t align well with the fossil record, anthropologists argue, but the origins of bipedalism are still difficult to determine.

Giovanni Schiaparelli’s maps of Mars sparked the belief that intelligent life exists on the planet.

At 100 sites around North America, field recorders are set to record natures’ response to the blotting out of the sun on Monday.

Optometrist and eclipse-chaser Ralph Chou describes how even a partially eclipsed sun can damage the eye.

The dust surrounding emerging, Sun-like stars contains methyl isocyanate, an organic molecule.

Kepler-452b revolves around a sun much like our own.

The Breakthrough Prize Foundation and billionaire entrepreneur Yuri Milner launch a $100 million search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Although Philae’s active life on a comet lasted just a few days, it has confirmed what many had suspected: organic molecules are present.

Researchers who studied stargazing dung beetles, opera-loving mice are among recipients of this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes.

Particle physicists and biologists unite to answer one of the most puzzling questions of the universe: Does dark matter exist?

Teenagers create a program that lets viewers compare the sizes of things on earth and in space.