In 1925, Payne-Gaposchkin became the first person to earn a doctoral degree (PhD) in astronomy from Harvard University. Her ...

Astronomer Michael R. Blanton will join the Carnegie Science Observatories as its 12th director, overseeing astronomical ...

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May's latest book explores the history, mystery and evolution of galaxies in a way never tried before – through 3D photography that takes years to create.

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Jon was a respected funeral director, historian, writer, and lifelong advocate for the town of Farmington. He was a proud ...

Luana Lopes Lara, a former ballerina, is now the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire. The 29-year-old co-founded Kalshi, a prediction market platform that allows users to trade on real-world ...

Jodrell Bank Observatory monitored Soviet missiles as nuclear tensions between the USSR and Nato powers escalated in the 1960s. David Abrutat is the official historian for Government Communications ...

More than 200 young scientists from over 20 countries gathered in Hong Kong this month for the 2025 Hong Kong Laureate Fo ...

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's discovery of the Chandrasekhar Limit revolutionised astrophysics. His work continues to inspire ...

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