The FLAMINGO project helps scientists explore how galaxies, dark matter and cosmic structures evolved over billions of years.

Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.

The University of Iowa is stepping into the future of space research with new high-tech labs designed to test satellites, ...

In 1958, a newly minted Harvard Ph. D. named Frank Drake came to Green Bank. Usually he sought out typical radio astronomy targets — the Van Allen Belts around Earth, say, or the surface temperature ...

SkyMapper functions as an observational infrastructure, a system that links instruments, users, and data streams. Its goal is ...

Understanding the universe as a whole requires simulations on cosmic scales. An international team of astrophysicists, with a ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and ...

The Australian government has decided not to pursue a $500 million membership with the European Southern Observatory. Astronomers have criticised the decision, saying it will hamper research and ...

A new citizen science project invites the public to scan never-before-seen images from the Euclid Space Telescope in search ...

Just over 40 years ago, in his novel Contact, astronomer Carl Sagan imagined what it would be like to detect radio signals beamed from other intelligent lifeforms in the galaxy. In the story, these ...

NASA is quietly bankrolling some of the most ambitious concepts in space exploration, from optical asteroid mining to wind-powered Jovian robots. Here's a look at the 15 early-stage projects that ...