A massive star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has simply disappeared. Some astronomers believe that it's collapsed in on ...

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The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance is gearing up for its 113th annual dinner, and this year's keynote speaker is out of this world.

History is often taught as if astronomy followed a single European arc—from Greek philosophy to Renaissance telescopes to modern science—while Africa appears absent or myth-bound. This series, “When ...

Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders ...

In this video, I restore an old Zippo lighter found on a beach, which developed a beautiful patina from seawater exposure.

I have been writing about the Giant Magellan Telescope for a long time. Nearly two decades ago, for example, I wrote that time was “running out” in the race to build the next great optical telescope ...

Mock observations test the performance of the Chinese Space Station Telescope as the 2-meter-class observatory moves closer to launch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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"Instead of Webb's 6.5-meter diameter, it's like we are observing this region with a 13-meter space telescope." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The James Webb telescope's search for habitable exoplanets is getting a big boost from its new star-watching companion, Pandora. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...