Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance. The force is enormous — it makes up nearly 70 ...

Observatory leaders have assured local emergency officials their public service will continue, but questions linger about how and where that work will happen. For more than 100 years, the Hawaiian ...

Quantum gravity is the missing link between general relativity and quantum mechanics, the yet-to-be-discovered key to a unified theory capable of explaining both the infinitely large and the ...

The mysterious force called Dark Energy, which drives the expansion of the Universe, might be changing in a way that challenges our current understanding of time and space, scientists have found.

About 50 kilometers from the tourist city of Cartagena, San Basilio de Palenque, in Mahates, is a tiny bastion that still maintains its ancestral rituals, its language, its music and even its own ...

Didi Kirsten Tatlow is a Senior Reporter for International Affairs at Newsweek, based in Berlin. She reports on China and its interactions with the world as it seeks to rise to global preeminence ...

A world-leading telescope in WA's outback reached a critical milestone after capturing its first image. Doctor Sarah Pearce is the telescope director and says the image quality will improve as the ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo. A brilliant comet lights up the night sky over Chile's Atacama Desert in this ...

A planned Chinese observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert is facing possible cancellation after US officials in recent months have raised concerns about its potential military applications.

NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. By Austyn Gaffney On the flanks of the largest ...