Asteroids that orbit close to the Earth inevitably cause us some anxiety due to the even remote possibility of a collision. But their proximity also offers ample opportunities to learn more about ...

Astronomy is arguably the oldest science, and has featured strongly throughout the history of Nature — the first quasar, the first exoplanet, the nature of spiral nebulae, to name but a few of ...

In the first billion years of our universe’s existence, time passed five times slower than it does today, according to new research published today in Nature Astronomy. In a finding that proves ...

Look to the stars when Buttonwood Nature Center presents “Astronomy and Our Place in the Universe” on Thursday, February 20 ...

The discovery has been published in Nature Astronomy. The researchers believe ASKAP J1839-075, is a "pulsar", a high-energy neutron star that releases short bursts of radio waves. But conventional ...