There is only one way to experience lunar gravity while still on Earth, or rather a few thousand feet above its surface: on a ...

In a groundbreaking development, astronomers have recorded a perfect geometric signal from deep space. This remarkable discovery could potentially shed new light on the enigmatic universe and the ...

ALMA's 66 radio dishes reveal many cosmic secrets that are hidden from human eyes. High in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest and most remote places on Earth, sits the Atacama Large ...

"Mauve will help us understand which stars are likely to be damaging for a life environment." The world's first commercial deep space astronomy telescope is set to search for stars that could host ...

In astronomy, larger distances are both a blessing and a curse. They can cause issues like longer communication times, which also requires more powerful equipment, and positioning uncertainty that can ...

Jacob Payne, a graduate student and research assistant at the University of Iowa’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, landed a NASA grant to build a small X-ray telescope that can assist with deep ...