Astronomers spend much of their time mapping the universe, but until now their results have been collected and archived in so ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - A quasar — among the universe's most luminous and energetic objects — is a ...

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has announced the 10 recipients of the 2026 Kavli Prize in the fields of ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense bursts of gamma radiation, typically generating more energy in a few seconds than the sun will produce over its ten-billion-year lifetime. These transient phenomena ...

Breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe in the next decade. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or tip physics on ...

NASA says both the House and Senate funding levels for WFIRST in their respective spending bills would allow the mission to continue, but the lower amount in the Senate bill could force the mission to ...

What are the key scientific challenges for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade? Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall convene an ad hoc survey committee and supporting study panels to carry out a decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics. The ...

Most kids spend their third year of life learning their ABCs. Jaxxon Ashley spent his writing a book.