Hints of impossibly bright, massive objects in the infant universe have forced astronomers to rethink how the first cosmic ...

In a new study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, astronomers have made an extraordinary breakthrough by observing the ...

Houston Curry Wade, 41, of Bainbridge Island, and an onsite professor of Physics and Astronomy at Edmonds College, was ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground ...

The blast may have been a kilonova — a type of neutron star merger — in the wake of a more traditional supernova.

A new discovery in physics can be exciting, but are scientists declaring quantum victory too soon? Many breakthroughs aren't ...

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting ...

The supermassive black hole sitting at the heart of our galaxy is considered to be a slumbering giant. However, an ...

A recent study provides answers to three seemingly disparate yet pressing cosmic dawn puzzles. Specifically, the authors show ...

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...