Projects under NASA’s CLPS program will probe unexplored questions about the universe’s formation.
Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe.
Many telescopes use the radio spectrum to learn about the cosmos. Just as human development leads to more light pollution, increasing numbers of satellites are leading to more radio interference.
The technology of an advanced alien civilization is likely to produce many signs that could be detected across the vastness of space. Two astronomers explain the search for technosignatures.
Astronomers studying fast radio bursts recently discovered one that repeats, has a persistent radio signal and originated in a galaxy much closer than it should have.
Organic human-level intelligence may be just a brief interlude in human history before the machines take over.
The collapse of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was a result of financial neglect – and was a long time coming.
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