In just 15 minutes, your class will transform everyday household items into a functional scientific instrument, connecting history directly with practical physics. To begin this exciting astronomy ...

China is developing a space-ground integrated monitoring network for planetary defence. This system will combine ground ...

Overview Earth's orbit is becoming increasingly crowded as thousands of new satellites are launched every year for internet, ...

Nasa is attempting an unprecedented mission to rescue its ageing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory before it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere. Using a commercial robotic spacecraft, the agency hopes to exten ...

Fred Schumacher shares his experience building the Ridgeview Observatory at an upcoming free ORION program in Oak Ridge.

Working for months with staff members in the Department of Physics, a group of students and faculty from Brown and RISD ...

The Hubble Space Telescope is an audacious expression of human curiosity. Since its launch in 1990, it has done much more than just expand humanity’s scientific reach: it has changed how people see ...

NASA is preparing a robotic rescue mission to boost the falling Swift telescope, test satellite servicing, and avoid a costly ...

NASA on Tuesday plans to launch a mission to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. A spacecraft is expected to push the telescope into a stable orbit so it doesn’t fall into the atmosphere.

When astronomers observe distant exoplanets, they sometimes encounter a frustrating result: instead of revealing the chemical fingerprints of an atmosphere, the data appear almost completely flat.

A simple DIY project showing how to build a thermal-style telescope setup with over 10x magnification, focusing on practical optics, setup basics, and how the system can enhance long-range viewing in ...

NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office is actively building the first space telescope designed from scratch to hunt ...