A: Multi-messenger astronomy is a relatively new way to study the universe by using more than one kind of “messenger” from space. For a long time, astronomy was almost entirely based on light, i.e.

"We already see indications of cracks in the standard model." Are we living in a simulation? Well, the jury's out on that one. But humans do create simulations all the time. In fact, the Euclid ...

Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked ...

Lovers of the stars, sky and space have had the option to study astronomy on the curriculum since September 2017, when Pearson Edexcel launched the UK’s first (and currently only) GCSE in the subject.

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University of Texas Arlington provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, ...

Residents across Delhi NCR reported the flash was visible for only a few seconds but bright enough to outshine the city lights. New Delhi witnessed a spectacular celestial event on Friday night when a ...

Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week Astronomy James Webb telescope's ...

Call it a nuclear moonshot: The U.S. aims to deliver a reactor to the lunar surface and beat a push by China and Russia to do the same. In August, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy directed the ...

Saturn will be visible in the night sky this weekend, while the planet Venus is set to make an appearance on Friday around noon. Astronomy Ireland is setting up giant telescopes in anticipation of “an ...