SETI@home has been one of the largest citizen science projects ever, with millions of users around the world.

On January 10, 1946, the U.S. army bounced radar signals off of Earth's moon for the first time ever. Known as "Project Diana," this was the first experiment in radio astronomy. They set up a large ...

For over two decades, millions of personal computers around the world have joined forces to scan radio signals from the cosmos, hoping to identify a trace of technological life beyond our ...

Students often asked questions in their local languages. Stanley had to learn quickly, not just the language but also ...

A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold ...

An international research team using China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, or FAST, has found some ...

Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of ...

From a celebration of a historic artist-in-residence program to photography that explores space and the queer experience, ...

"We're seeing what could be described as an energetic tug-of-war inside the black hole's accretion flow." ...

In A Nutshell A black hole in the early universe is eating 13 times faster than a classic physics rule says is possible It’s ...

Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on ...

Jeffrey Pautz, 63, passed away on January 3, 2026, at the University of Missouri Hospital.