During the next two weeks, there will be two eclipses on the astronomical docket. The main event,...
Science & Astronomy
In 2009, theoretical physicist Erik Verlinde proposed a radical reformulation of gravity. In his theory, gravity is...
This evening, we will have a change of the seasons: The occurrence of the vernal equinox, marking...
“Irregular satellites collisionally grind really effectively.” Saturn’s Arrakis A good chunk of Saturn’s largest moon Titan is...
An enormous map of the universe has been assembled from the positions of almost 1.3 million quasars;...
As we get closer to the time of the April 8 solar eclipse, you no doubt have...
The first data from a new telescope array is in. The Condor Array has revealed a stunning...
Just like drivers scrape ice from car windshields during the winter, scientists with the European Space Agency’s...
Mars may be dry and barren today, but multiple lines of evidence show that water flowed across...
The ever-accelerating expansion of the universe may be driven by a mysterious form of matter called “unparticles,”...