The oldest star chart in the world was made in China more than 2,300 years ago, a hotly debated preprint study finds. Researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories analyzed the ...

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The document they used is known as the "Star Manual of Master Shi," and it's the oldest surviving star catalog in China. The map is now believed to date back to the 4th century B.C.E., which is ...

The decade-long wait for U.K. astronomers ends as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory reveals dazzling first images.

Nested donut charts displaying the number of conference trips taken and divided by classification (short-, medium-, and long-haul) in the inner ring, versus the total emissions produced for each ...

Astronomy courses, in particular, are key to promoting science literacy—an important part of any education in today’s tech-driven world. [Related: On surviving—and leaving—prison during a ...

Archaeology World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone ... Ben Turner is a U.K. based staff writer at Live Science. He covers physics and astronomy, ...

For centuries, astrology was a respected science right alongside astronomy. Being false vs. being unscientific. But here’s the rub: When researchers test the predictions astrology makes about ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the science supporting it. So a small group of professors ...

Oheneba Kwame Kyeretwie, the son of the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is set to embark on an academic journey in astronomy, having gained admission to Wesleyan University, North Carolina, United ...

The more of them there are, the greater the satellites’ interference with ground astronomy’s ability to answer questions about the cosmos — and humanity’s place in it. Image ...

Cerro Pachón, CHILE—The Vera C. Rubin Observatory on Monday released its first dazzling images of deep space in a preview of the cosmic movie the pioneering probe was built to create. The U.S ...