Our understanding of the true nature of the cosmos relies on measurements of its expansion, but cosmologists have been ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 20, 18898. From the Show Me State to the stars, Astronomer Edwin Hubble was born in Marshfield, Missouri. Hubble is credited with discovering that the universe ...

On Dec. 15, 1612, the Andromeda galaxy was seen through a telescope for the first time by a German astronomer named Simon Marius. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] The Andromeda ...

A team of astronomers using a variety of ground and space-based telescopes including the W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea, ...

In this video, Arvin Ash explores the history of the universe from the Big Bang to modern cosmology. Key discoveries include: ...

A Star Trek–inspired idea by Miguel Alcubierre kicked off decades of theory and experiments as scientists pursue plausible ...

Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is perhaps best known for his podcast “Star Talk,” where he discusses covers various topics with scientists from around the world. He sat down with CBC News ...

Astronomer Michael R. Blanton will join the Carnegie Science Observatories as its 12th director, overseeing astronomical ...

Easy: He uses a warp drive, a nifty little propulsion trick that allows the crew to exceed the speed of light by warping ...

Born in Massachusetts on July 4, 1868, Henrietta Swan Leavitt attended the country's first co-ed college, Oberlin, before ...

A piece of living history took flight Thursday as a crane carefully lowered the 1870 Howard Schoolhouse back onto its newly restored foundation at the 1859 Jail Museum.

Optica names Duncan Moore as an Honorary Member for his pioneering contributions to gradient-index optics, leadership in ...