In 2002, astronomers at Johns Hopkins University set out to answer a question nobody asked but everyone secretly needed answered: what color is the universe? Not the black of space you see at night -- the average color of all the light from all 200 ...
More than half a million satellites are planned to launch by the end of the 2030s, and simulations suggest they will have a severe impact on space-based astronomy ...
We've all come to appreciate the beautiful images space telescopes provide us of galaxies, nebulas and more, but they also provide astronomers with important scientific information about our universe. That science may be under threat in the next ...
The far side of the Moon is incredibly different from the Earth-facing side. 66 years later, we know why the Moon's faces are not alike.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! ยป
A surprisingly mature spiral galaxy named Alaknanda has been spotted just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang--far earlier than astronomers believed such well-structured galaxies could form. With sweeping spiral arms, rapid star formation, and an .. ...
/PRNewswire/ -- Westlake University held the founding ceremony for its Department of Astronomy at Yungu Campus on Oct. 18, marking the establishment of the ...
Chile's Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on Earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast ...