The night sky is getting brighter every year, far beyond the expectations of scientists as the number of stars we can see goes down.
The comet is a rare visitor. The last time it passed Earth was during the Upper Paleolithic period when Neanderthals still roamed Earth.
The samples are from a Japanese space probe called Hayabusa-2, which gathered 5.4 grams of rocks and dust from the near-earth asteroid Ryugu.
Astronomers say the object, which is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, is pulsing every 18.18 minutes, a frequency that has never been observed before.
The rock is about 41 metres in diameter and orbits the Sun but remains close to Earth. It may have been the result of a collision striking the Moon, based on the light it reflects.
It was the House of Wisdom which attracted the best minds of the time and brought them under one roof. That's how the magic began.
Mathematician, astronomer, physicist, physician, geographer, philosopher, historian and more, here is the inspirational story of a man who dedicated his life to several branches of science.
Mariam took the science of astrolabes to the next level and over a thousand years later, she becomes a central character in the science-fiction novel Binti.
Qushji’s great mathematical mind profoundly impacted the science of astronomy. His knowledge was borrowed by scholars worldwide, mainly the Indian subcontinent.
Born into noble Timurid lineage, Ulugh Beg gained fame for his intellect and pioneering strides in astronomy and mathematics.
This year's solar eclipse was first visible from the northeastern Republic of Congo and then eastward across Africa and Asia.
How a small hobby club reached national fame as it launched several rockets into the sky in the turbulent 60s.
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