We show how this "cosmic clock" uncovers the evolution of rivers, coasts and habitats.

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

Ancient Greek astronomers made important observations regarding the night sky long before the first ...

X-ray scans recover an ancient Greek star map beneath a medieval text, revealing Aquarius clues and Hipparchus-linked ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too cold.

A new study shows that the event that wiped out the dinosaurs caused only a small drop in shark and ray species at the same ...

As gas falls toward a black hole, it heats up and shines. If the glow becomes intense enough, it can push incoming gas away. Astronomers call this balancing point the Eddington limit, and for decades ...

A little more than a thousand years ago, monks at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert removed Western ...

As much as I love looking at the night sky, my love for astronomy really grew with the books I read. People often ask what books I would recommend for those interested in the subject, so this list ...

Long forgotten and hidden under layers of religious texts, the world’s earliest star catalog has just resurfaced. Scientists ...