Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.
Dark matter is an essential element of galaxy formation and physics, according to the standard theory of how the universe ...
The chances of intelligent life emerging in our Universe – and in any hypothetical ones beyond it – can be estimated by a new ...
Astronomers are investigating the possibility of a hidden ninth planet beyond Neptune, which could explain unusual orbital patterns in the Kuiper Belt.
(CNN) — When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and only mission to fly by Uranus in 1986, it defined the way ...
When Voyager 2 flew past the ice giant 38 years ago, it revealed a magnetosphere warped by solar winds, a finding uncovered through recent analysis of archival data.
Experts say they now know even less about a typical day on Uranus, and need a second spacecraft to visit the planet in order to find out more.
The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the dead sterile worlds that scientists have long thought. Instead, ...
Scientists have discovered that Uranus and its moons may not be the lifeless worlds previously thought after new research ...
For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...
Science and faith intersect at this special place. While some may find it strange that the Vatican has an observatory, the Catholic Church has been involved with science since the Jesuit order was ...