About 1.3 billion light-years away, two massive black holes had merged, and the resulting shockwave—a gravitational wave—was strong enough for LIGO to detect the moment it washed over Earth. Since ...

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Visible light is just one part of the electromagnetic spectrum that astronomers use to study the universe. The James Webb Space Telescope was built to see infrared light, other space telescopes ...

India, June 8 -- From black holes and dark matter to consciousness and the origins of life, science continues to tackle some of humanity's most profound questions. While researchers may not have all ...

More than a century after she revolutionised astronomy with a discovery that reshaped humanity's understanding of the cosmos, ...

Trying to predict anything about science or technology a half-century in advance may seem like folly. But there’s a reason we’re willing to go out on a limb. For one, astronomy is a field in which ...

Registration for the Youth Astronomy and Space Science Congress 2026 opens today, fostering student interest in science and research.

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In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

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