Every August, stargazers across the world are treated to the Perseid meteor shower, often considered the best meteor shower of the year. This year, the Perseids reached their peak just before dawn on ...

A professor at the University of Oklahoma took her research light-years beyond her campus. She has traveled the globe to study galaxies, and she made some discoveries along the way. Her research ...

PASADENA, CA – Shrinivas R. Kulkarni, has been honored with the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy for his pioneering discoveries related to millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, and ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Last night, the Aurora Borealis put on a show in the Kentucky sky, and many LEX 18 viewers sent us incredible shots from near and far. This is the second time this year we've ...

Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez gave her Last Lecture on May 14 to an auditorium filled with Bruins, her former students and fellow faculty. Thousands of Bruins voted for Ghez – who was one of 260 faculty ...

FREWSBURG – Dr. Darren Williams, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will describe what is known about the moon and use facts to debate the merits of old and new ideas for how and when it formed.

Alfred University Assistant Astronomy Professor Connor Robinson recently lectured at the European Southern Observatory Headquarters outside of Munich, Ger., on a proposal to be submitted to NASA for ...