These days, we are treated to glorious images of the cosmos through astrophotography and sophisticated three-dimensional visualizations of the universe. In the early centuries of astronomy, however, ...

Conventional solar panels cannot completely utilise sunlight throughout the day since they are stuck in one location. For ...

To receive the same amount of starlight as Mars receives from our sun, a planet orbiting an M-type red dwarf would have to be positioned much closer to its star than Mercury is to the sun. Disclaimer: ...

About 4.5 million years ago, a great cosmic dog kicked past our Solar System – and its effects may still be seen today.

Astronomers have spotted an intriguing cluster of objects in the Kuiper belt, an enormous, donut-shaped region of icy objects beyond Neptune.

Astronomers might have found evidence of a structure located farbeyond Neptune, potentially giving us clues about the solar ...

There was a time when the term “off-grid” conjured images of doomsday preppers or Ted Kaczynski. Today, off-grid is going mainstream, with numerous manufacturers offering equipment to provide the ...

Researchers using a powerful telescope in Hawaii spotted the visiting object, called A/2017 U1, last week. “We have been waiting for this day for decades,” said Paul Chodas, manager of the Center for ...

Then, reading Scott Christianson’s 100 Diagrams that Changed the World, he saw Copernicus’ famous diagram of the planets orbiting around the sun and felt inspired. The solar system is a good analogy, ...