Eclipses: The best by far is the total solar eclipse, like the one seen in Vermont and Plattsburgh on April 8. Unfortunately, ...

Weeks before Europa Clipper was to be shipped for launch, scientists discovered a potentially fatal flaw that might endanger the spacecraft’s ability to study an ocean moon of Jupiter. By ...

Two new artificial intelligence institutions within the National Science Foundation will be dedicated to developing AI ...

Many of our physics graduates continue with graduate school in physics, astronomy or engineering. Others continue with professional training in medical school or law school. However, it is not ...

Sirius—as that wonderful aid to physical astronomy, the spectroscope, reveals—is shooting through space at the rate of a thousand million miles a year. The star known at 61 Cygni has a ...

In the latest edition of Office Hours, a Q&A series that introduces new Yale faculty members to the broader community, ...

You should consider picking up one of the best headlamps for astronomy and stargazing if you often find yourselves outdoors and staring up into the night sky. They can also be a really worthwhile ...

The best telescopes for beginners are a great place to start your astronomy journey — they're easy to set up and full of great features. The best telescopes for beginners are a great place to ...

Supermoon is a glorious event to witness a nigh in which a larger than usual size moon graces the sky as result of coinciding ...

"I didn't know how well it was going to work or not work, but I had a hunch the slime mold method could tell us much more detailed information about how density is structured in the universe, so I ...

The phases of Venus, the Aurora Australis and the International Space Station transiting the Sun all feature as category winners in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Ryan Imperio ...

Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more top down than bottom up. By Katrina Miller The SpaceX capsule, whose ...