"The discrepancy between the observed expansion rate of the universe and the predictions of the standard model suggests that ...

NASA also takes measurements of the solar wind around the solar system to help better understand the risks it poses to interplanetary travelers. The solar wind’s journey ends at the edge of our solar ...

Astronomers from China and South Korea report the detection of a contact binary system with an extremely ... 3801-1529-1 has a mass of about 2.096 solar masses, while its companion has a mass ...

You may have noticed some recent changes to our commenting system. I want to explain what has been happening. Two weeks ago we swapped our in-house commenting system for a third-party system.

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart at an ...

Astronomers say they have figured out the true chemical makeup of our solar system, revealing that it contained much more carbon, oxygen and nitrogen than previously thought. Chiefly, the finding ...

Voyagers 1 and 2 are on a one-way trip, sent forth to study the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space. In 2012, Voyager 1 started sending home readings indicating that it had ...

Value-based education Education is the gateway to a brighter future. Our nation’s educational system must be one that prepares our youth not only academically but also instils values like ...

How our own Solar System came to be? How we could know? Telescopes, microscopes, spectrometers, and gravitational wave detectors all help to piece together the deep history of our Solar System.