Satellites and spacecraft in the vast region between Earth and the moon and just beyond—called cislunar space—are crucial for ...

The parchments initially contained references to a star catalog and maps created during the second century B.C.E.

Shapley’s award of the 2026 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics will be presented at the 249th AAS Meeting, Jan. 10-14, ...

For the first time, an international research team has directly measured the effect of cosmic radiation in a cold molecular ...

Using the synchotron particle accelerator, scientists read the erased ancient text of a Hipparchus astronomical manuscript.

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 ...

Isaac Newton, a pivotal figure of the Scientific Revolution, made ground breaking discoveries in optics, mechanics, and mathematics. His observations of the solar system, particularly Earth's precise ...

Some astronomers have made it their life’s work to find “Earth 2.0,” a rocky planet orbiting a star just like our own Sun. It makes sense; we know life works here, so why not look for a mirror image ...

Colonial American astronomer John Winthrop was born on Dec. 19, 1714. After graduating at the top of his class from Harvard College in 1732, Winthrop became the Hollis Professor of Mathematics and ...

Benita Albert brings us another exciting story about someone who graduated from Oak Ridge Schools and has an amazing career. Bob Benjamin’s story starts with his arrival in Oak Ridge and quickly ...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s (D) last-minute decision to enter the Texas Senate race has turned the Democratic primary upside down and scrambled the political calculus for other members of her party in the ...