Move will significantly improve the ability of scientists to pinpoint the sources of gravitational waves and analyze the signals

LIGO opens new window on the universe with observation of gravitational waves from colliding black holes

Latest update to a sky-mapping project brings you a bigger interactive view of the universe

Researchers discovered the planet's existence through mathematical modeling and computer simulations but have not yet observed the object directly

All of the planets in the catalog follow orbits oriented so the planet passes in front of their parent star, as seen from Earth

A superflare from a binary star found to be similar in nature to a type of the Sun’s solar flares

The technological development is a new generation of gamma-ray spectroscope

New technique cuts down computing times from thousands of computing hours to mere minutes

The information can be used to tell us the assembly history of our galaxy

Funds will enable two leading research organizations to take the existing PSC model and establish PSC hubs throughout the country