The cosmic microwave background (CMB) was discovered serendipitously in the mid-1960s by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, providing crucial observational evidence for the Big Bang theory through the ...

Nearly forty years ago, two radio astronomers at Bell Laboratories in New Jersey were testing a telescope when they discovered unexplained static coming from every direction in the sky. After removing ...

Connecting with friends, classmates, and co-workers using a video conferencing platform like Zoom gives you an opportunity to feel close even when you're not together. Next time you chat, consider ...

Slooh, a company that allows for space exploration via a network of online telescopes, has launched a homeschool astronomy program. The science lessons will include weekly webinars for students.

If you're a fan of really big numbers that don't actually tell you much about the world, Clemson University astrophysicist Marco Ajello has a great one for you: 4 x 10^84. That's the total number of ...