Dark matter halos are everywhere in the universe, yet no telescope can see them. These vast, invisible structures surround ...

The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has announced the 10 recipients of the 2026 Kavli Prize in the fields of ...

What happens when a space telescope is built to be small enough to share a rocket, yet targeted enough to do work that overbooked flagships cannot? The Falcon 9 rideshare mission SpaceX dubbed ...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are intense bursts of gamma radiation, typically generating more energy in a few seconds than the sun will produce over its ten-billion-year lifetime. These transient phenomena ...

Breakthroughs in astrophysics could reshape our understanding of the universe in the next decade. Observations of gravity waves could prove Einstein’s theory of general relativity, or tip physics on ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall convene an ad hoc survey committee and supporting study panels to carry out a decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics. The ...

NASA says both the House and Senate funding levels for WFIRST in their respective spending bills would allow the mission to continue, but the lower amount in the Senate bill could force the mission to ...

As an astronomy major, you’ll study how the universe formed and learn about the stars, planets, black holes, dark matter, galaxies and solar systems. With education requirements centered on ...

Two of the four mission concepts selected for study in NASA's Astrophysics Pioneers program will study phenomena associated with the merger of neutron stars. Credit: NASA GSFC/CI Lab WASHINGTON — NASA ...

STEM-OPT Visa Eligible: The STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) program allows full-time, on-campus international students on an F-1 student visa to stay and work in the U.S. for up to three years ...