What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the Sun and the Moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the Milky W ...

Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...

William Dalrymple gives us a near-complete idea of how central India was to everything that happened in the ancient world ...

Join Dr. Stefania Barsanti at Siding Spring Observatory for a night of hands-on astronomy using the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Working with the Hector instrument, she observes galaxies, gathering ...

From the heart of Mesopotamia to the heights of the Roman Empire, ancient civilizations have left an indelible mark on the ...

In early modern Britons consulted diviners to find stolen goods, learn about the next harvest, or scrutinise their marriage ...

Discover the top 20 things to do in Arlington, TX. Experience the excitement of theme parks, explore museums and indulge in ...

When the 'God of chaos' asteroid Apophis makes an ultraclose flyby of Earth in 2029, our planet's gravity may trigger tremors ...

An international team of archaeologists led by Professor Jochem Kahl from Freie Universität Berlin has made an incredible ...

The European Space Agency has given the go-ahead for initial work on a mission to visit an asteroid called (99942) Apophis. If approved at a key meeting next year, the robotic spacecraft, known as the ...

Everyone’s focused on the risk of this object one day hitting Earth, but just getting close to us may do extreme things to it ...

The world’s richest man gave his money and time in campaigning for the president-elect and now is putting in his requests for a friendlier regulatory environment. By Eric LiptonKirsten ...