NASA defended the selection of two concepts for study as the agency’s first astrophysics probe-class mission amid community complaints that the two missions are not on an equal footing.

Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system 's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

Astronomers say they've found an "interstellar tunnel" near our solar system that potentially leads to the vicinity of other ...

Between the 15th and 20th centuries, just 10 European countries colonized nearly the whole world. Colonization brought ...

A University of Maryland astrophysicist was named Tuesday to the 2024 class of Packard Fellows for Science and Engineering, ...

Using data from NASA’s JWST and Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of U.S. National Science Foundation NOIRLab astronomers ...

On September 26, 2024, NASA observed atmospheric gravity waves generated by Hurricane Helene over Florida. This data, ...

Seeing resilience as a mindset, not a crisis response, can set you up for success no matter what comes your way.

The Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS) has had a successful partnership with NCSA, and this year marks a special milestone. 2024 is the fifth year that CAPS has been in operation – the perfect ...

The tiny Japanese CubeSat was launched from Florida with the aim of bringing the space industry into a more sustainable ...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope team has integrated the innovative Roman Coronagraph Instrument, marking a major milestone in ...

Scientists have finally proven the existence of "supersolids," a bizarre state of matter that behaves like both a liquid and ...