Filippenko will discuss the discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up over time, a finding that led to the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. He will also discuss the Hubble tension, with ...

The Ring Nebula, also known as Messier 57, sits about 2,000 light-years from Earth. It is a planetary nebula—a misleading ...

SkyMapper and the SETI Institute have formed a strategic partnership to help SkyMapper build a decentralized telescope ...

University of Chicago astronomy and astrophysics professor Donald G. York​, who is credited with pioneering contributions to ...

Explore the gradual integration of Indian Knowledge Systems in education, emphasizing voluntary implementation and ...

For more than 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has circled Earth, reshaping humanity’s view of the universe. Orbiting about 340 miles above the planet at speeds near 17,000 miles per hour, Hubble ...

The University of Delaware’s Department of Physics and Astronomy offers an undergraduate major program leading to the B.S. in physics, with the option of a concentration in astronomy/astrophysics, as ...

Since 1852, numerous inventions and discoveries have been made at Tufts University. While recent patents receive significant ...

Astronomers have spotted one of the oldest "dead" galaxies yet identified, and found that a growing supermassive black hole ...

Writer and media figure Ibrahim Essa takes on a prevalent religious discourse that blurs the line between science and faith. He challenges the notion of an inherent rivalry between the two, ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

In Astronomy’s 2022 list of the 20 greatest astronomers of all time, Associate Editor Michael Bakich put Johannes Kepler, born Dec. 27, 1571, in Germany, at No. 3. He was ranked behind only his ...