Data from NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) was used to create a water distribution map of the area near the moon's south pole. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

With HiT&MiS deployed in Sweden, physics Ph.D. student Charmi Patel '24 will use it to monitor the northern lights, as seen ...

Homolovi State Park was ranked among top road trip destinations in Arizona, and for good reason. Here's why you should make ...

Scientists across the world, including some in Arizona, are keeping an eye on an asteroid that has a very slim chance of ...

The "Star Trek" legend's only son will discuss his memoir at the annual space-themed event.

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The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...

Recent research led by Lowell Observatory found information about how planets are formed through studying the DF Tau binary star system. The study combined data from the Atacama Large Millimeter ...

67) and Yerkes’ Observatory Place entryway, into zoning compliance with their existing use and the village’s 2023 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map. The Plan Commission ... some discrepancies,” said ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially a piece of the real moon, said Dr. Teddy Kareta, a postdoctoral associate at Lowell Observatory in Arizona. Kareta is the lead ...

Hubble got the lion's share of the credit for this discovery, but Lowell Observatory astronomer Vesto Slipher, who noticed the same phenomenon but didn't publish his data, also anticipated that ...