The Arecibo Message as it appears when its 1,679 bits are properly aligned on a grid (left), an annotated illustration ...

What if humanity grew to be so technologically advanced that we were able to leave our Solar System and spread across ...

Ever since humanity discovered that there are other places outside of Earth, we've thought about leaving it. On this episode ...

An elusive particle that first formed in the hot, dense maelstrom of the early universe has puzzled physicists for decades.

Matthew Wielicki is a professor of Earth sciences. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at ...

In the summer of both 2021 and 2022, I worked full-time with the University's Sun, Stars and Exoplanets group ... which have reached over 400 views on the University's YouTube channel. Choosing ...

Engaging articles, breathtaking images and expert knowledge ...

When we think of exoplanets that may be able to support life, we home in on the habitable zone. A habitable zone is a region ...

"We have no way to determine how different exoplanets really look in detail yet, and this makes them a rich space for creativity." As shocking as it sounds today, prior to the 1990s, scientists ...

The Roman Coronagraph, developed to detect planets 100 million times fainter than their stars, has been successfully ...

This artist’s concept depicts a potential volcanic moon between the exoplanet WASP-49 b, left, and its parent star. New evidence indicating that a massive sodium cloud observed near WASP-49 b is ...

After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...