York was the first researcher to find an isotope of hydrogen known as deuterium, which helped give researchers an ...

The UK government is to slash by 30 percent its funding for astronomy, particle and nuclear physics in a move branded as ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the ...

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last ...

The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.

Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions ...

Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.

Quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) are a rare phenomenon in active galactic nuclei. They have been observed to occur at ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the first and largest astronomical observatory from 6th century BC — located in Kafr Sheikh, Egypt. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shared the remarkable ...

Austin Peay State University hosts three free public observatory nights in spring 2026. Join astronomy events this spring ...