On a clear spring evening in Michigan, the stars aligned — just not in the way Upfront Ventures partner Nick Kim expected. He ...

Crusaders defeat Prince Redwan of Aleppo at Antioch. 1355: The St. Scholastica’s Day riot breaks out in Oxford, leaving ...

Today, it exists mainly as a museum where visitors come to learn about astronomy, how the observatory changed the way we measure time across the world and check out some very famous telescopes.

As the director of the Vatican Observatory, known informally as “the pope’s astronomer,” he has just published his 13th book — “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder ...

The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) is the National Facility for Optical and Infrared Astronomy of the National Research Foundation (NRF). Its headquarters are in Cape Town, while its ...

At the Lowell Observatory, visitors can conjure their inner astronomer by peering through world-class telescopes and sitting in on lectures on topics like black holes and the history of Pluto.

"Vera Rubin provided the first evidence for dark matter using the rotation curves of nearby local galaxies. We're using the same technique but now in the early universe," said Silverman. Made ...

Astronomers have found the largest known structure in the universe. It is 1.4 billion light years across and contains nearly 70 galactic superclusters. It is also hundreds of thousands of times ...

The video has been shot from the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle. Indian astronomer Dorje Angchuk has captured a breathtaking time-lapse video that showcases the Earth's rotation against ...

The moment came as the coda to a touching weekend that also saw Wilson return to the University of South Carolina to see her number 22 jersey retired. Fans of the three-time MVP have been eagerly ...