Imagine standing beneath a velvety expanse of stars, each twinkling light a distant sun, and each shadowy void a portal to the unknown. With “Astronomy: A Guide,” you are invited
Imagine standing beneath a velvety expanse of stars, each twinkling light a distant sun, and each shadowy void a portal to the unknown. With “Astronomy: A Guide,” you are invited
Researchers used type Ia supernovas, similar to SN1994d pictured above in its host galaxy NGC4526, to help establish that the universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow. For decades,
As if dark energy weren’t already mysterious and baffling enough, new research suggests that this unknown force may not be driving galaxies apart at an accelerating rate anymore. This remarkable
The universe’s expansion may actually have started to slow rather than accelerating at an ever-increasing rate as previously thought, a new study suggests.
The Euclid Space Telescope found some stars hiding in thick gas and dust in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. They’re inside a so-called dark cloud named LDN 1641.
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has joined the Sentinel-1 mission in orbit. Launch took place on 4 November 2025 at 22:03 CET (18:03 local time) on board an Ariane 6 rocket
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket sits on Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral at sunset. The Atlas V will launch the ViaSat-3 F2 ultra-high-capacity broadband
New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir seems to have a certain knack for writing page-turning, humanistic science fiction stories that are perfectly suited for being turned into Hollywood blockbusters.
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island have taken the closest-ever look at the dusty regions where planets form, offering new insight into the earliest stages of
A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile, right in time for Halloween. Thanks to its wide field of view, the




