Noether’s theorem, which she formulated in 1915, says that symmetries in the universe give rise to mathematical conservation laws. This statement is a crucial underpinning of physical laws ...

Here’s how it works. Every stargazer started somewhere, and if you're just getting into astronomy or you're buying for someone who is, you'll want one of the best telescopes for beginners.

Astronomy professor offers new theory on universe's star formation by Eric Stann, University of Missouri In this Hubble Space Telescope picture, both blue and red galaxies are visible.

The new Hestia telescope by Vaonis is the third of the company’s innovative instruments I have reviewed, and once again, I’m impressed. Vaonis named their creation for the Greek goddess of the ...

There’s been a dramatic collective shift in the general public’s attitude toward Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAPs). Skeptics now find themselves in the minority, and the stigma attached to ...

Mathematicians at Monash University have cracked a centuries-old puzzle dating back to the 17th century, extending Descartes’ Circle Theorem into a bold new territory. Using advanced ...

This discovery, published today in Nature Astronomy, has not only found such a system for the first time, but has found a compact white dwarf pair right on our doorstep in the Milky Way.

Want to introduce children to what could become a lifelong hobby? We've picked out the the best telescopes for kids, just in time to make the most of April's full moon. If there's a space-obsessed ...

“For three nights, I think, I did not sleep,” she later wrote. In turn, Payne-Gaposchkin changed astronomy when she proposed what the stars were made of. Although scientists would later come to accept ...

Callisto lies outside this field of view, farther to the west. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly Jupiter’s Galilean moons continue performing, orbiting the planet in periods ranging from two to 17 days.

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