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Writer, astronomer, TV personality, and Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson is making three stops in New England on his upcoming tour, one of which will be in Boston.

A massive, energetic jet from Virgo A could help scientists understand how matter behaves around a black hole.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida have revolutionized our understanding of the solar system's formation with ...

The KM3NeT telescopes, currently under construction, will catch high-energy neutrinos that could reveal secrets of the cosmos.

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Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. The disciple relates how the Magi [wise people] from the East came to Jerusalem and asked: “Where is ...

The folks at the Space Telescope Science Institute arguably know the James Webb Space Telescope best — so we asked them for ...