An astronomer is an individual who studies the universe primarily using telescopes. Astronomers rely on both observations of celestial objects, including planets, stars, and galaxies, and physical theories to better understand how these objects formed...

Increased computerization in telescope operations means that fewer astronomers stay up late into the night, peering through lenses. An astronomer is a...

Historically, [['astronomy']] was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using physical laws. Today, that distinction has...

"I'VE ALWAYS LIKED TO BUY ANTIQUES, AND thinking of creative things to do with old, out-of-use parts and pieces appeals to me," says Gary Hume of GGH Designs. An antiques dealer, welder, and sculptor, Hume, 44, used to put his welding know-how to...

"Ancient religion and modern science agree: We are here to give praise. Or, to slightly tip the expression, to pay attention." So says novelist/critic John Updike in a new book on "The Meaning of Life" compiled by David Friend and the editors of...

The deeper astronomers gaze into the cosmos, the more they find it's a bizarre and violent universe.The research findings from this week's annual meeting of U.S. astronomers range from blue orphaned baby stars to menacing "rogue" black holes that roam our galaxy."It's an odd universe...

Scientists taking their first "sniffs of air" from planets outside our solar system are a bit baffled by what they didn't find: water.One of the more basic assumptions of astronomy is that the two distant, hot gaseous planets they examined must contain water in their...