Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the formation and ...

Dark matter is an essential element of galaxy formation and physics, according to the standard theory of how the universe ...

A team of computer scientists, astronomers and historians in Berlin has used machine-learning applications to learn more ...

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.

A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.

(CNN) — When the Voyager 2 spacecraft became the first and only mission to fly by Uranus in 1986, it defined the way ...

NASA defended the selection of two concepts for study as the agency’s first astrophysics probe-class mission amid community complaints that the two missions are not on an equal footing.

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.

Rainbows may be a trick of the eye, but they’re also based in fascinating optical physics. Here's how they work and why we ...

From this fascination was born the study of astronomy. Astronomy laid the foundation for modern science, thereby influencing the development of mathematics, physics, and navigation. Man’s ...