Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.

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This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

After centuries of effort by brilliant theorists, we’re left with a confusing mélange of unsatisfactory ...

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Astronomers have spotted a black hole that dates back to just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, which is gobbling up matter at an astonishing rate. According to their calculations, the black hole ...

There is not a ton of evidence of what education looked like in ancient society, but we do know it existed - although not for ...

Their findings were published in Nature Astronomy and suggest a dirty ice crust ... These regions could provide valuable ...