On a clear night far from city lights, the Milky Way stretches overhead as a pale band, yet most of the sky between those ...
The UC Irvine Department of Physics and Astronomy has established a research program in modern cosmology – an entirely new field of research at the university. The new program builds upon the ...
About a year after launching into orbit around the Sun, the James Webb Space Telescope began imaging an abundance of little red dots, which scientists called, um, “little red dots.” I know—not only is ...
In this video, Arvin Ash explores the history of the universe from the Big Bang to modern cosmology. Key discoveries include: - **1920s**: Edwin Hubble discovered galaxies outside the Milky Way and ...
A former Harvard professor links modern cosmology with scripture, suggesting heaven may exist beyond the universe’s Cosmic ...
Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt by Anna Von Mertens. MIT Press, 2024 ($34.95) Fans of Hidden Figures and The Glass Universe will appreciate Anna Von Mertens ...
Earth’s location in the Universe is utterly unremarkable, despite recent theories that propose toppling a foundation of modern cosmology, according to a team of University of British Columbia ...
Rossana Ruggeri is the recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), which supports her independent research project titled "Probing Dark Energy ...
Through ten chapters, the book traces astronomy from its roots in ancient ideas of cosmology and geocentrism, through the Renaissance, the Newtonian Revolution, and the dawn of modern physics. It ...