Star Wars The Force Awakens setting Box office Records

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already put its stamp on the record books, kicking off its domestic release with … More

Comments of the Week #90: from Spiral Galaxies to Quantum Gravity

“As far as extra dimensions are concerned, very tiny extra dimensions wouldn’t be perceived in everyday life, just as atoms … More

China’s space science efforts got a boost today with the launch of the first of four planned scientific missions. The … More

. "The image is simply stunning," said Noah Petro, Deputy Project Scientist for LRO at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center … More

“…in every kind of chemical change no loss of matter occurs […] in all the varied modes of physical change, no loss … More

NGC 4631 is a spiral galaxy found only 25 million light-years away, toward the well-trained northern constellation Canes Venatici. Seen … More

The near-Earth asteroid 2015 YB, which is about 34 feet (10 meters) wide, cruised within a mere 34,670 miles (55,800 … More

Thick donut-shaped disks of gas and dust that surround most massive black holes in the universe are ‘clumpy’ rather than … More

Dr. Paul Matt Sutter hosts. It’s a special “transient” edition! What was the Christmas Star? Follow all the show updates … More

Radar images are improving as this video of 1998 WT24 shows. Only 400 meters across and 4.3 million km / … More