Webb’s 50th solution is the one that he believes is the most likely. Unfortunately for extraterrestrial enthusiasts, the solution is depressingly pessimistic: “…the only resolution of the Fermi parado
Indescribably beautiful images of distant galaxies from the HST. Best of all, there's no corporate logos or watermarks, just huge hi-res images to drool over.
In a recent study, mathematician George Sparling of the University of Pittsburgh examines a fundamental question pondered since the time of Pythagoras, and still vexing scientists today: what is the n
Earth seen from 4 billion miles away, photographed by Voyager 1 on June 6, 1990. Of the "pale blue dot," astronomer Carl Sagan said, "That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone
The Top Ten Astronomy Images of 2006 This past year has been — like most are — up and down for science in general and astronomy in particular. We’ve had stunning successes and heartbreaking setbacks,