Euclid uses a method called 'step-and-stare to scan the night sky, which allows it to combine a bunch of separate measurements to form a larger image. Ultimately, scientists believe this will yield ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated 70 dusty galaxies at the very edge of the universe that challenge our understanding of cosmic evolution.

THE scientist known for discovering water on a distant planet has been mysteriously shot dead on his front porch. Carl ...

A Caltech genius was found gunned down on his porch in Southern California, and now authorities are trying to piece together what happened.

Time-telling with clocks—and mechanical clocks in particular—has played a significant role in the development and shaping of human societies and the growth of industry. And, for good reason, people ...

For centuries, astronomers have watched brief, unexplained flashes light up the lunar surface, a phenomenon so persistent and strange that it earned its own scientific label: Transient Lunar Phenomena ...

Stargazers from Inverclyde are light years ahead of their peers after landing one of the world's most celebrated astrophysicists as their patron.

How big would a telescope need to be to see Earth’s dinosaurs from 66 million light-years away? Think big—and then think ...

The planet's lopsided magnetic field is twisting the light shows.