Look up to the night sky Friday night for November’s full moon, 2024’s last supermoon, followed by the Leonid meteor shower ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has given humanity a unique window to observe the distant universe, free from the limitations of ...

The pioneer of the rare golden South Sea pearl, the National Gem of the Philippines, Jewelmer marked a historic moment for ...

SPHEREx will explore the universe in 102 infrared colors, providing unprecedented insights into cosmic origins.

Lucy’s discovery transformed our understanding of human origins. Don Johanson, who unearthed the Australopithecus afarensis ...

Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has been finding unusually bright galaxies in the early cosmos. Now there is ...

Astrophysical explosions, encompassing events like supernovae and black hole consumptions, are becoming increasingly ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

NASA selects two proposals for missions to observe X-ray and far-infrared wavelengths of light from space for additional ...

The Department of Astronomy is a step closer to mapping the final frontiers of space with a research center, which announced ...

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. When we look at the world at the tiniest scales, things get very ...

The Center for AstroPhysical Surveys (CAPS) has had a successful partnership with NCSA, and this year marks a special milestone. 2024 is the fifth year that CAPS has been in operation – the perfect ...