Mississippi State's Department of Physics and Astronomy, along with the Astronomy Club, plans to host a special event just in ...

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Kisten is a reminder of the profound impact student communities can have, especially when institutions make decisions that disrupt academic pathways. When physics programs are cut, it doesn’t just ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak — with a rare appearance of Comet ...

What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...

For years, scientists have viewed our solar system as isolated within the vast emptiness of space. But recent findings have ...

Elizabeth C. Babcock, who previously worked as president and CEO of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum in ...

The month of October is hosting multiple celestial events and one of them is a double-comet spectacle. Here's how to see the ...

Researchers decode the Dresden Codex eclipse table, revealing how Mayan daykeepers predicted solar eclipses before modern ...