The chance of a newly discovered space rock hitting Earth in about eight years was predicted at 1.6 percent last week. Though ...

A blast of radio waves from the outskirts of an ancient galaxy challenges theories about what creates such bursts.

In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to go out and spot the elusive zodiacal light. Caused by light reflecting and scattering off dust in the plane of our solar system, one of the best times to ...

"Vera Rubin provided the first evidence for dark matter using the rotation curves of nearby local galaxies. We're using the same technique but now in the early universe," said Silverman. Made ...

A nuclear weapon could potentially be sent into space to deflect an asteroid heading Earth's way, an astronomer has told Sky News. Dr David Whitehouse said the measure could be taken against a ...

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As the director of the Vatican Observatory, known informally as “the pope’s astronomer,” he has just published his 13th book — “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder ...

A recently discovered asteroid that has captured the attention of the astronomy community now has a slightly increased risk of affecting Earth. Named 2024 YR4, the asteroid has a 2.2% chance of ...

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Many Bates physics students presented their research at the Mount David Summit last week. The Mount David Summit is an annual celebration of student research, artistic work, and community-based ...