“UTA already has a strong foundation in space physics research,” Deng said. “With the creation of this center, our goal is to ...

Light is the fastest phenomenon in the universe, clocking in at just under 300,000 kilometers per second. The telescopes that observe that light, from radio waves to gamma rays, are built at rather ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket. NASA ...

The twinkling stars in the sky are further than they appear. So much so that NASA's Voyager 1 is still on its way to reach the star system since its launch on September 5, 1977. It will probably take ...

Three students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at East Texas A&M University have been awarded competitive ...

Astrophysicists and cosmologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, are among the first scientists to have access to the powerful new Columbia supercomputer at the NASA Ames Research Center.

NASA’s most powerful probe, the James Webb Space Telescope spotted the farthest galaxy ever recorded, making a historic ...

NASA has cut funding for key independent advisory groups that help guide the agency’s scientific research, citing cost ...

An edited compilation of notes distributed to students to serve as basic text material for a course jointly presented by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Maryland and ...