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New observations of the cosmos show that the dark energy, a mysterious force that accelerates the expansion of the universe, ...

Black hole jets may accelerate and brighten with distance, challenging old models, according to new EHT observations.

Star Gazers: Finding Joy in the Night Sky, by prolific astronomy writer David H. Levy, is a collection of personal essays celebrating amateur and professional astronomy. Bringing together his ...

The Library of Congress traces the tradition of April Fools' pranks back to the Roman festival of Hilaria, celebrated the day ...

This first light, as it's called, shows that all of the spacecraft's systems are working just as expected. "Based on the ...

Officials believe it will lead to new scientific discoveries that could drive innovation in fields that could benefit ...

Archaeological discoveries in many regions of China have injected new vitality into the study of Hongshan culture, an important prehistoric archaeological culture dating back roughly 5,000 to 6,000 ...

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high-mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light ...

The International Space Station National Laboratory just launched "Between a Rocket and a Hard Space," a brand-new podcast ...

Apr. 4, 2025 — Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a ...

Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...