The National Research Foundation (NRF) is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of the inauguration of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT). A prestigious celebration will take place on 10 ...

The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...

Rice University researchers have captured the temperature profile of quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot state of matter from ...

Cosmic witchcraft is the study of, you guessed it, the skies—think astronomy, astrology ... Speaking of herbs, learning more ...

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host several live talk programs and the final “Dome After Dark” ...

A new introduction to the great philosopher’s work foregrounds its revolutionary nature and far-reaching impact.

Eugene Shoemaker, the founder of astrogeology, dedicated his life to understanding planetary formation through impacts. His ...

The composition of the new team, made up of 29 members, was unveiled on Tuesday. The president and the prime minister sought ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

A total of one hundred and twenty-five (125) under-resourced schools in the Western Cape have now received purpose-designed ...

The company Reflect Orbital plans to deploy a constellation of orbital mirrors designed to reflect solar light toward Earth ...

While 3I/ATLAS is getting all the attention, there are a number of other comets visible through telescopes and binoculars in ...