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One of the great scientific ideas of the 20th century astronomy was the discovery that there are other galaxies out there—stretching as far as our great telescopes can see. Billions of other ...

Understanding the life stories of the stars has been one of the great tasks of astronomy during the last hundred years, and astronomers have made remarkable progress in tracking the progression of ...

Whether a galactic environment has the right conditions for habitable planets to form could depend on how the black hole in that galaxy is rotating.

The university observatory is holding a free-of-charge solar eclipse event on Saturday morning. New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time. The Nasa astronauts had ...

Astronomy education uses research based methods to study how students learn in an attempt to advance teaching of astronomy at all levels. Astronomy education is a young field and CU Boulder is proud ...

Enthusiasts share their images of the partial solar eclipse, which started at 10:07 GMT on Saturday. The eclipse won't be total anywhere in the world, but parts of Canada will come close. Parts of ...

An 18-year-old student passionate about astronomy has made history by discovering 1.5 million previously unknown celestial objects. His algorithm using artificial intelligence could revolutionize ...

April's full moon is commonly called the Pink Moon, although it won't actually appear pink in color. The name is linked to ...

Astronomy is arguably the oldest science, and has featured strongly throughout the history of Nature — the first quasar, the first exoplanet, the nature of spiral nebulae, to name but a few of ...

Students in this field study topics including astronomy and astrophysics, celestial bodies, and other subjects related to the study of the universe. These are the world's top universities for ...