"It means cleaning house, narrowing the viable paths forward, and no longer spending energy on what are evidently dead ends." ...

Astronomy studies celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth. Astronomy degrees offer specializations like cosmology, planetary science, and stellar astrophysics. Astronomers use telescopes, math, ...

The study of symmetries in black hole spacetimes has emerged as a cornerstone for comprehending the underlying dynamics of these enigmatic compact objects. By identifying both explicit and hidden ...

In this series I give you an overview of important ideas in the area of cosmology. This video is the second in the series, and focuses on dark matter. Using various detectors and research methods, ...

"Cosmologists are often wrong but never in doubt," Russian physicist Lev Landau once said. In the early days, astronomers began by observing and modelling stars in different stages of evolution and ...

ON THE global stage of celestial celebration, International Astronomy Day on October 4 has taken on a special significance, with South African cosmologist Prof Yin-Zhe Ma being honoured for his ...