Astrophysics

Back in February, SpaceX and Elon Musk launched a 2008 Tesla Roadster and its "astronaut" (a mannequin named Starman) into space...

We've said this before, but we'll say it again: black holes are weird. Stephen Hawking once thought they were gateways to another...

Stephen Hawking apparently spent his last days sorting through some of the biggest, most mind-blowing problems in science, including...

There was a time when physics experiments could be carried out with two weighted balls and a tower in Pisa (although Galileo's famous...

You can walk into a store or museum right now and buy a meteorite for a couple bucks, but the odds of getting your hands on a pack of...

The most basic thing we know about cosmic rays are that they are supposed to enter the Earth from space, not the other way around....

To most people, Neil deGrasse Tyson is the cool uncle of popular science: he's humorous, wacky, and a little wise. In fact, he's the...

Jupiter has long held stargazers in thrall with swirling tiger stripes punctuated by a carnelian storm. Now scientists from the United...

One aspect of Einstein’s theory of general relativity has just been proven on an unheard-of supermassive scale at the center of the...

After introducing his theory of general relativity in 1915 and turning the scientific world on its head, Albert Einstein wasn't happy....

There is something strange happening in space that astronomers admit that they can not explain. According to Tech Times, at least 18...

Between SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, and now Asgardia (the first space nation!), low orbit seems like it's poised to become the next...

It's not the Space Force, but Bill Nye (everyone's favorite scientist and the man who made bow-ties and lab coats cool) and his...

Last week, we reported on a new study that claimed that the only way advanced civilizations would be able to survive in the distant...

Humans may be destined to wipe out all other life in the cosmos, but we're sure stumbling at the first hurdles when it comes to...

Despite all the unknowns surrounding black holes--what they look like, what happens to the matter that falls in, and how many are...

If you had a degree in astrophysics, access to high-powered computers, and a love of sci-fi, you might do what Sean Raymond did:...

Evidence has been piling up for the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system, but no one has directly observed this supposedly...

The Stephen Hawking Foundation is giving away 1,000 tickets to the Westminster Abbey Memorial Service in June. Here's how to win.

Stephen Hawking's Breakthrough Listen initiative is launching a massive brand-new project to find advanced alien life in the Milky Way...