The cosmological constant Λ, and its generalization as dark energy, makes up roughly 70% of the present-epoch Universe and has been part of the dominant ΛCDM cosmological paradigm for more than a ...

Five Indian students win four gold and one silver medal at IOAA in Hanoi. Check medal winners and India's historic 2026 Olympiad record.

On May 27, 1973, a young journalist named Stephen Walther filed incorporation papers to begin publishing Astronomy magazine. The first issue was August 1973; by 1981, it was the largest-circulation ...

With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While the stories eventually drew my interest, I was more ...

Astronomy & Physics (A&P) majors gain broad knowledge of the principles of astronomy and physics, including planets in the solar system, stars and star formation, the nature of the interstellar medium ...

The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada has opened applications for its Master of Science (MSc) in Astronomy program for September 2027.