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The fall season officially begins on the calendar this Sunday, with the autumn equinox. For those of us in the northern ...

It is almost 100 years since scientists discovered the universe is expanding. In the decades that followed, the accuracy of ...

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Wayne Polyzou, a professor in the physics and astronomy department at the University of Iowa, has received a $300,000 grant ...

Come 2034, humans could witness the first-ever artificial meteor shower sparked by activity in space.

The ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and the Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium turned to LEA Professional for immersive sound.

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When the International Astronomical Union announced in 2006 that Pluto was being demoted from its status as the Sun’s ninth ...

Why do we have lab, anyway? You might think it’s just to illustrate class material. That’s a pretty good reason, but not very related to the role laboratories play in the real world. We are more ...