Currently, the Moon is drifting away from Earth at a rate of about 1.6 inches per year making it slowly appear smaller in the ...
A new low-frequency radio image offers the most comprehensive view yet of the Milky Way’s southern sky. Astronomers at the International Center of (ICRAR) have produced the most detailed low-frequency ...
New research suggests that the x-ray light coming from the Milky Way’s central black hole Sagittarius A* has changed ...
Stand on solid ground and it feels obvious that “down” points toward the center of the planet and “up” leads to the sky. Yet ...
"This result shows that the Event Horizon Telescope is not only useful for producing spectacular images, but can also be used ...
In the bigger picture, “down” could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.
Astronauts on the International Space Station were not only treated to a sight from Earth's atmosphere recently but also ...
NASA announced that four astronauts will return from the International Space Station more than a month ahead of schedule ...