As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists ...

Visible in Scotland, the total solar eclipse of Aug. 2, 1133, featured nearly 4½ minutes of totality. This eclipse provides just one of many historical examples of people wrongly associating a ...

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, born in 1943, is a prominent British astrophysicist. During her graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, she discovered unusual radio signals, initially nicknamed "LGM" ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

Gurshtein, Alexander A., Nha, Il-Seong, Ruggles, Clive L. N., DeVorkin, David H., Dick, Wolfgang R., Kochhar, Rajesh, Nakamura, Tsuko, Pigatto, Luisa, Stephenson, F ...

"This book is uniquely about the relationship between the optical telescope and astronomy as they developed together. It covers the time between the telescope's pivotal invention in the 1600's up to ...

Embark on a captivating journey across Uzbekistan, exploring its astronomical contributions, rich scientific history and stunning landscapes. Explore how astronomy was part of the cultural exchange ...

"Studying the chemistry of ultra hot planets like WASP-121b helps us to understand how gas giant atmospheres work under extreme temperature conditions." Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space ...