April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Pope Francis becomes only the seventh Holy Father to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome.

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Explore the roots of higher education with this fascinating list of the oldest universities in the world. These ancient ...

Searches continue for Rayan Mdallel, the 15-year-old student (attending the second class of the Galileo Galilei classical ...

Modern astronomers now have an advanced understanding of many of the objects in the night sky, and have even determined that ...

The Catholic Church has almost always been at the forefront of astronomical research and its facilities in Arizona are among ...

With Pope Francis's passing, focus turns to Cardinal Peter Turkson, who is a leading candidate in the upcoming papal election ...

Would you say that this nation has a problem with free speech? If you do, then you should be very concerned about what has ...

Galileo Galilei is arguably the most important scientist to ever live. He perfected the first telescopes, turned them toward ...

Apparently, it’s moving further away from the Earth each year. At an annual rate of 3.82 centimeters, the moon's creeping ...

This week, readers write about their day at Discovery Bay, the new Kai Tak Sports Park and what they know about the sun.