Astronomy

Imagine a colossal cosmic engine—an ancient, ravenous supermassive black hole—flaring with light and matter from...

In a milestone for high-energy astrophysics, astronomers have, for the first time, pierced the veil...

The idea that you, me, the neighbor’s cat, the ancient trees, the oceans, and the...

Imagine you’re standing outside on a quiet afternoon. Birds chirp, clouds drift, and the warmth...

Deep in the constellation of Cepheus, a hidden drama has been unfolding for eons—a celestial...

Amid the swirling chaos of the interstellar medium, in a dark molecular cloud over 23,000...

High atop the summit of Maunakea on Hawaiʻi Island, a revolution in astronomy is quietly...

For as long as humans have stared up into the vastness of space, we’ve imagined...

On a clear night, far from the cities and light pollution, you can see the...

When you think of space, what comes to mind? Stars twinkling in the blackness? Giant...

We tend to think of a day as a simple, fixed unit—a neat 24-hour package...

In the grand sweep of the cosmos, humanity has always looked to the skies for...

Suspended in the inky darkness of the universe, a strikingly lopsided spiral galaxy dazzles like...

For over a century, black holes have captured the imagination of scientists and the public...

The search for habitable exoplanets has become one of the most fascinating and rapidly evolving...

Life on Earth has always been defined by the conditions of our planet. The warmth...

In the grand expanse of the universe, Earth is but a small dot, a speck...

Water—H2O—is the lifeblood of life as we know it. Every cell in our body, every...

The search for habitable exoplanets has become one of the most fascinating and rapidly evolving...

On a warm summer day in 1950, while discussing extraterrestrial life with his colleagues at...

Picture this: You wake up on a bright Tuesday morning. The sun filters through your...