Tycho Brahe, a preeminent figure in astronomical history, once aimed to engage his contemporaneous colleague, Johannes Kepler, with the complex task of solving the movement of Mars. He did so while ...
Discovering new black holes is no easy feat — where do you even begin to look? New data and techniques help us get closer ...
N ASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are preparing for the close approach of near-Earth object, asteroid 99942 Apophis.
After the stress of April's eclipse and Mercury retrograde, May brings a welcome calm and social Gemini season.
For almost a hundred years, the switch from hunting-gathering to farming has been acknowledged as a “revolution.” Enjoy the ...
Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS already has ...