A two-hour bus ride took Chris Walter from the coastal town of La Serena to the tops of the Andes mountains during the two years he worked on an observatory in Chile. The observatory sits beside other ...

The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the satellites we use for navigation, communication and Earth observation every ...

For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

In 1966, NASA's Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the first image of Earth from the Moon. This photograph showed Earth as a fragile sphere. It changed humanity's perspective. The Lunar Orbiter program aimed to ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) latest extragalactic survey has revealed fainter and more distant objects than ever before, some dating back to the earliest periods of the universe. But it ...

A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the ...

From a Mars rover selfie to an astronaut's view of the flower moon, these space images will give you a new perspective on our planet and our universe. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

Scientists working to study black holes use specific radio frequencies to track black holes, the same frequencies often used by phones and wifi. This article was originally published at The ...