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A telescope is taking 12 years to build but could find extraterrestrial life in hours
March 24, 2025
Check out the Hubble space telescope's stunning new view of the Andromeda galaxy
January 23, 2025
Why a new telescope may help the search for alien life in space
January 22, 2025
Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of stars
January 16, 2025
Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals
January 9, 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Autumn Quarter Roundup
January 9, 2025
Building blocks of life on Earth left the Milky Way before being pulled back in
January 8, 2025
Intergalactic carbon makes up our bodies, says Hubble study
January 7, 2025
Carbon atoms in your body traveled 400,000 light-years in space
January 6, 2025
The carbon in our bodies probably left the galaxy and came back on cosmic ‘conveyer belt’
January 3, 2025
If planet nine exists, we’ll find it soon
December 17, 2024
More than 10,000 supernovae counted in stellar census
December 6, 2024
Rubin Observatory telescope team installs its huge mirror
October 11, 2024
Starlink satellites create light pollution and disrupt radio frequencies — and it's getting worse
October 3, 2024
Shhh! The orcas can’t hear their dinner
September 13, 2024
The biggest galaxies live in our universe's supercluster 'cities'
September 9, 2024
Scientists will study nearby galaxies to uncover galactic formation history and dark matter
August 29, 2024
Galaxies in clusters are bigger than those flying solo in the universe
August 19, 2024
Galaxies in dense environments tend to be larger, settling one cosmic question and raising others
August 13, 2024
Heising-Simons 51 Peg b Postdoctoral Fellowship open for applications
July 25, 2024
This revolutionary new observatory will locate threatening asteroids and millions of galaxies
June 20, 2024
Despite global climate change, Earth is surprisingly carbon poor
May 13, 2024
Killer asteroid hunters spot 27,500 overlooked space rocks
May 1, 2024
If alien life is found, how should scientists break the news?
April 15, 2024
Q&A: Eclipses aren't just good for jaw-dropping views — they're also opportunities for stellar science, says UW astronomer
April 4, 2024
Scientists complete world’s biggest camera for ‘greatest movie of all time’
April 4, 2024
SETI searches for alien signals synchronized with supernova 1987A
February 15, 2024
Is there a ninth planet out there? We may soon find out
January 9, 2024
NASA boosts deep-space interferometer and other far-out ideas
January 5, 2024
"Like Google for the sky": Vera Rubin Observatory will map the universe with more detail than ever
October 23, 2023
Group seeks to understand how a new type of satellite will impact Earth-based astronomy
October 2, 2023
UW selected as host institution for Brinson Prize and 51-Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowships
September 15, 2023
Harvard professor Avi Loeb says he found interstellar objects in the deep sea -- others are skeptical
September 3, 2023
Introducing the 2023 Summer Student Research Prize Winners
August 11, 2023
New algorithm hunting for dangerous asteroids spots its first one during test
August 2, 2023
'Potentially hazardous' 600-foot asteroid detected near Earth after a year of hiding in plain sight
August 2, 2023
Scientists test algorithm that spots potentially hazardous asteroids
July 31, 2023
New algorithm ensnares its first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
July 31, 2023
New algorithm ensnares its first ‘potentially hazardous’ asteroid
July 30, 2023
A nearby supernova could be our chance to hear from aliens
June 12, 2023
Secrets of the stars
May 29, 2023
A Recap: American Astronomical Society 241st Meeting in Seattle
March 15, 2023
How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It’s complicated
February 14, 2023
AAS Names Recipients of 2023 Awards & Prizes
February 2, 2023
How did the Butterfly Nebula get its wings? It’s complicated
January 11, 2023
Unusually brightening star captures attention as a stellar oddity
January 10, 2023
Old and new stars paint very different pictures of the Triangulum galaxy
January 10, 2023
The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say
January 9, 2023
From Artemis to Webb, take a look back - and a look ahead - at the year's top trends in aerospace
January 2, 2023
The military is about to launch a constellation
January 2, 2023
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