In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere ...

This study is based on work supported by Grant FA9550-19-1-0330 with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Grant DE-SC0019513 with the Department of Energy, Contract NNH17CB02B with the ...

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer was developed as part of the astrophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) program. Credit: NASA WASHINGTON — NASA is delaying the next competition for an astrophysics ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense bursts of gamma radiation, typically generating more energy in a few seconds than the sun will produce over its ten-billion-year lifetime. These transient phenomena ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - A quasar — among the universe's most luminous and energetic objects — is a ...

NASA says both the House and Senate funding levels for WFIRST in their respective spending bills would allow the mission to continue, but the lower amount in the Senate bill could force the mission to ...

What are the key scientific challenges for astronomy and astrophysics in the next decade? Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s identifies the most compelling science goals ...

Fudan University has established a research center for astronomy and astrophysics aimed at fostering innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration to advance the frontiers of knowledge in the field ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago have been unraveling the secrets of the far-flung universe for more than a century, but starting in 2018-19, undergraduates will be able to formally declare a ...

Breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe in the next decade. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or tip physics on ...

For six days in June, high school students from New Mexico, North Carolina and Minnesota were part of the first ever astrophysics summer camp at the University of Minnesota Morris. The Kapemni ...