It’s “common knowledge”—and the scare quotes should be a warning—that the sun is an average star. The lower limit is around 7 to 8 percent of the sun’s mass; any less than that, and there isn’t ...

This video explores how a single image transformed our understanding of the cosmos, marking a pivotal moment in the field of ...

The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.

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They’re struggling to connect the dots. Scientists are baffled over mysterious dots captured by the James Webb Space Telescope — with some suggesting they could be giant stars from the origins of the ...

Glasgow Clyde College is preparing to make history by broadcasting a lecture into outer space as part of a new course ...

In honor of Women’s History Month, we spoke with the creators of new picture books that highlight the enduring influence and ...

A radical idea that resolves many quantum paradoxes suggests there is no objective view of reality. How can the cosmos be stitched together from interlocking perspectives?

Science in the modern era is increasingly reliant on enormous datasets and automated analysis. In astronomy, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)—a ten-year survey ...

Debate has raged for two decades over whether Pluto should be considered a planet. Some want President Trump to take action via executive order.

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T he first time I heard about galaxies without dark matter, I was sitting in my very first graduate class at the University of São Paulo. It was 2018, and the discovery had just ...