This is where Emmy Noether, a groundbreaking German mathematician, comes into the picture. She found a breathtakingly simple ...

As missions to the Moon multiply, keeping time there is no longer a theoretical problem. Researchers from the Purple Mountain ...

For more than a century, engineers have chased new ways to turn the planet’s natural motions into usable power, from tides to geothermal heat. Now a small group of physicists says Earth’s own magnetic ...

In Astronomy’s 2022 list of the 20 greatest astronomers of all time, Associate Editor Michael Bakich put Johannes Kepler, born Dec. 27, 1571, in Germany, at No. 3. He was ranked behind only his ...

It’s a practice run for armageddon. With 3I/ATLAS days away from making its closest approach to Earth, agencies worldwide are conducting the largest and most extensive planetary defense drill — with ...

Astronomers from the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Manoa and elsewhere have observed the Taurus star-forming region, which resulted in the discovery of planetary-mass and stellar companions of two ...

The presence of 3I/ATLAS now shadows every discussion about our shifting world order — and every debate about the future of planetary defense. The ducks that once guarded Rome are making strange ...

A coalition of space and science organizations has voiced support for Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead NASA. Isaacman is a billionaire entrepreneur and experienced aviator who has flown to space ...

Recent observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope revealed compelling evidence of a giant planet candidate orbiting Alpha Centauri A, a star in the nearest stellar system to the Sun. Led by ...

The baby formula company ByHeart said Tuesday that it has recalled all of its infant formula products nationwide, including cans and single-serve sticks. The US Food and Drug Administration and the US ...

Launched by NASA in 2009, the Kepler space telescope was outfitted with equipment to discover and study Earth-sized planets in the Milky Way galaxy. It was named after the 17th century scientist and ...