We can judge the value of any scientific endeavour based on how much of our knowledge it overturns or transforms.

What better way to end than with some examples of said beauty and utility? After all that reading, we'll leave you with a few glamour shots of our favorite nebula: Messier 16, better known as the ...

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Zubeneschamali means ‘northern claw.’ Based on the temperature of their surfaces, stars release a spectrum of light that ...

Astronomy’s future hangs in the balance as a massive renewable energy project threatens to flood one of the world’s darkest ...