Browsing: Astronomy

Edmontonians who are excited for a much-talked-about astronomical event set to take place next month are being invited to a “safe telescope viewing” by the city’s science centre. Watch video →

A dispatch from the future of extreme sports.

The high technology that could help us live through the sun’s inevitable transformation.

An astrophysicist sits down with Nautilus to discuss cosmology and culture.

The universe’s greatest sinkholes have no trouble swallowing anything—except themselves.

The Dragonfly telescope is pushing the boundaries of small-scale observational astronomy.

The romance is back, argues a NASA adviser and best-selling science-fiction author.

Before I could string full sentences together, I used to wander outside past my bedtime. I would push open the sliding glass door and immediately look up, searching for stars sprinkled beyond the silhouetted trees. At the time, I couldn’t even begin to comprehend what I was seeing. Instead, each beacon of light represented a […]

We’ve been looking for life on Earth-like planets. Will Europa teach us better?

How counting sunspots unites the past and future of science.