Back in 1969 – more than a half-century ago – Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon. At least that’s what most people think. But a few still insist that humans did not ...

Have you ever played hide-and-seek in a new place? It’s much harder than playing at home. You only know the obvious hiding spots: under the bed, in the closet, behind the couch. The trick is trying to ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do we know the age of the planets and stars?

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid that could be as big as a football field as they try to determine just how likely it is to strike Earth in 2032. Here's ...

Perched high on a ridge in the South American Andes, a new observatory aims to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos and unravel some of the mysteries it holds. Featuring the world’s largest ...

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft flew by Earth on Sept. 24, 2023, dropping off its sample of dust and pebbles gathered from the surface of near-Earth asteroid Bennu. Analysis of this sample will help ...

Dune. Star Wars. Alien. Science fiction movies love alien worlds, and so do we. But how do scientists find planets outside our solar system in... How do astronomers find distant planets ... if we ...

I'm working on a huge project for my day job right now, and it involves writing a lot of basic material about dark energy. I'm supposed to be brief, but how do you concisely describe dark energy? You ...

The moon has passed. The celestial ballet known as eclipse 2024 has ended. The moon has uncovered the sun and you've removed your glasses. Now you're left with the big question – what do I do with ...

Current extraterrestrial life searches primarily focus on life resembling Earth-based life due to limitations in imagining alternative life forms and the need for a starting point in the investigation ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. What do astronomers have to say about the Moon ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Back in 1969 – more than a half-century ago – ...