Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to the emergence of stars marks a critical shift known as Cosmic ...

The astronomer’s chair, too, turns out to have a long history. At least as far back as the mid-14th century we find a hexagonal panel relief originally crafted in the workshops of Andrea Pisano ...

While outer space has long fascinated human beings, it wasn't until the second half of the 20th century that space travel became a reality, enabling humans to see beyond our planet. From the first ...

Astronomers announced Wednesday that a decades-long mystery surrounding the first known brown dwarf — a “failed star” called Gliese 229B — has finally been solved.. Brown dwarfs are dim ...

A chemical mystery lurks in the laboratory of Tycho Brahe, one of the most famous astronomers of all time. Scientists found tungsten in Brahe's lab, and they're not sure how it got there.

Astronomers thought they knew this famous nebula. ... chatting up astronauts and history-making discoverers, and jetting above the clouds. Through 17 years of reporting, ...

These are Michael Bakich’s picks for the most famous eclipses in history. Nov. 30, 3340 B.C. – Spiral petroglyphs on the Loughcrew Cairn L Megalithic Monument in Ireland indicate this was the ...

Launched on Dec. 25, 2021, the Webb telescope orbits the sun about 1 million miles from Earth and gathers data to help astronomers study every phase of the history of the universe, from the Big ...