outer space

Scientists have improved a computer program that helps simulate the behavior of photons when interacting with hydrogen spilled …

A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the center of …

Conventional wisdom tells us that large objects appear smaller as they get farther from us, but this fundamental …

A NASA team uses supercomputing to evaluate a retropropulsion-powered descent to the Martian surface for a Mars landing.  …

Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that could help astronomers track down …

How do galaxies such as our Milky Way come into existence? How do they grow and change over …

When small, dense stars called white dwarfs explode, they produce bright, short-lived flares called Type Ia supernovae. These …

Astronomers are planning to hunt for cores of exoplanets around white dwarf stars by “tuning in” to the …

A determined bunch of scientists set out to map the Moon in preparation for the Apollo landings, but …

Astronomers believe planets like Jupiter shield us from space objects that would otherwise slam into Earth. Now, they’re …