Scientists have long believed the moon to be geologically inactive, lacking any indications of new activity beneath its surface. Nevertheless, a recent investigation disputes this viewpoint, implying ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb.

Although Rabbi Jacobs’ article alludes to numerous other examples of scientific knowledge, let me conclude by examining a broader area which might be termed practical or applied astronomy.

Researchers soon had a hunch that 2024 PT5 originated on the moon after studying the way sunlight reflected off its surface. Using powerful telescopes such as Lowell Discovery Telescope in Arizona ...

The House of Medici was an Italian banking family that rose to become one of the most powerful political families … Continue ...

Deep oceans of Uranus and Neptune unearthed with machine learning The deep oceans of Uranus and Neptune were discovered through advanced computer simulations based ... And have a pretty good chance of ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...

History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system!