TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Dwelling on the past has earned University of Arizona researcher Jessica Tierney a prestigious, $1 million award from the National Science Foundation. The Alan T. Waterman Award i… [+3475 chars]
NASA has announced it will end operations of its observatory on a plane, SOFIA or the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. The mission, which is a collaboration with German space agency … [+2268 chars]
Hot off the heels of the Lyrid meteor shower is the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which is expected to hit its peak later this week. So, what is the best way of making sure you see the Eta Aquariid me… [+6423 chars]
[VIDÉO] You may also like this partner content (after advertising) The European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project will hold a global press conference on May 12… [+4582 chars]
NASA's Hubble Telescope recently shared an image of two stunning galaxies far away that appear to be interacting with each other. The pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies is called Arp 147. … [+1809 chars]
NASA's Hubble Telescope recently shared an image of two stunning galaxies far away that appear to be interacting with each other. The pair of gravitationally interacting galaxies is called Arp 147. … [+1809 chars]
Alarming studies have predicted that roughly 70% to 90% of coral reef habitats could vanish from our oceans in the next 20 years from the effects of climate change and pollution. These natural habita… [+3393 chars]
There's an old joke that the dinosaurs are only extinct because they didn't develop a space agency. The implication, of course, is that unlike our reptilian ancestors, we humans might be able to save… [+4716 chars]
On April 27 at 8:03 a.m. Central Daylight Time, as many drove to work and school, a dazzling, fast-moving fireball seared the sky over Mississippi, producing multiple sonic booms. More than 60 eyew… [+3219 chars]
Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron booster it hopes to snatch out of the sky with a helicopter after liftoff to no earlier than Monday (May 2) due to weather. Unfavorable weather co… [+2625 chars]
In this week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope, you can see an unusual type of galaxy called an ultra-diffuse galaxy. The galaxy GAMA 526784 is shown as a smear of light across the center of th… [+2088 chars]
A graduate of the University of Alabama is aboard the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles above the Earth after successfully piloting a SpaceX craft. In his first flight to space, Bob … [+2912 chars]
