Astronomers have used an X-ray spacecraft called XRISM to observe powerful winds blowing from a neutron star — the findings ...

Four physicists from Rice University have received a $4.4 million grant over three years from the U.S. Department of Energy ...

Over the course of human history, perhaps no single object in the night sky has drawn more attention than the Andromeda ...

This article, originally titled "The Man Who Discovered the Universe," is from the Summer 2025 issue of Air & Space Quarterly ...

As the 10th American institution to invest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology expands the Giant Magellan Telescope ...

Using the world’s largest digital camera, Rubin will capture a full view of the southern sky every three days.

On Sept. 30, 1880, in a pioneering moment for astrophotography, amateur astronomer Henry Draper and his wife, Anna, captured the first image of the Orion Nebula. Though a medical doctor by trade, ...

TRAPPIST-1e shows no signs of its first atmosphere, but hints of a secondary one remain. Liquid water could still be possible. Astrophysicists at the University of Bristol are contributing to new ...

Terahertz technology operates in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared and microwave frequencies, offering non-ionizing, high-resolution imaging, and material penetration capabilities. Key ...

How do plants breathe? When do they open and close the tiny pores on their leaves, and what does this mean for their water ...

A research team from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the ...