Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the universe’s development, known as the

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere—the summer solstice.

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A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of sending humans to

In the early 1600s, Dutch spectacle maker Jan Lippershey discovered that combining lenses could magnify distant objects. Galileo Galilei quickly improved the designs and became the first to explore the

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Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a University of Mississippi researcher may point to

A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.

Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the universe’s ‘missing’