As a cold pour hits the glass at The Sycamore in the Mission District, chatter rises, lights dim slightly, and Astronomy on Tap eases into motion, blending a little stargazing spirit with a laid-back ...

Studying samples from the Bennu asteroid, researchers have found sugars essential for biology, stardust and ... something ...

From sunspots to black holes, planets around other stars, supernovae and dark matter, Postcards from the Edge of the Universe unveils the mysteries of today's research, looking at cutting-edge ...

Friday morning across the southern New England skies, a close planetary conjunction wowed early morning risers. Two planets - Jupiter and Venus - were seen with the naked eye thanks to clear skies ...

On November 23, 2023, a groundbreaking astronomical event unfolded as scientists from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration detected the most massive black hole merger ever observed. The finding was ...

Scientists detected the merger of two extremely massive black holes. This merger created the most massive black hole ever observed through gravitational waves. The black holes' size and rapid spin ...

I read with concern the excellent article by Jason Swensen concerning funding adjustments that Utah’s colleges and universities are making, following a mandate by the Legislature (“Utah’s colleges on ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Binoculars are a prime accessory for enhancing enjoyment of sky watching—but unfortunately, the ...

Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator. His Bad Astronomy Blog has been hosted on Discover Magazine, Slate, and SYFY.com, and is now a newsletter with over 21,000 readers.

"Harvest Moon" is the name given to the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox which falls on September 22 this year. According to NASA, the term dates back to before electricity, when farmers ...

The big bang occurred about 13.8 billion years ago and many astronomers are engaged in understanding the history of the universe from that beginning to the present. The big bang was not actually a ...