Prof. Rachel Bean, astronomy, was one of the 40 U.S. researchers chosen to be part of the Euclid mission, which will attempt to map the geometry of the dark universe.

Ryan Lau grad researches the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy and the galactic star dust that surrounds it.

Scientists research Saturn's largest moon Titan. There, they find the possibility of floating hydrocarbon ice and the beginnings of life.

Why confusing astronomy and astrology is so problematic.

The Sagan Planet Walk is a 5,000-mile planet display that features the distances between celestial bodies in our solar system and beyond on a 1 to 5 billion scale. 

Prof. Joseph Burns Ph.D ’66, astronomy, was elected the new dean of faculty Friday. Burns will officially take over the role from current Dean of Faculty Prof. William Fry Ph.D ’70 on July 1.

NASA's latest missions launched and aims to monitor comets.  Eventually, information gathered has the potential to uncover origins of life.

Congress passed a bill last semester, effectively ending the Space Shuttle program, potentially freeing up budgetary space for larger missions, such as a trip to Mars.  In the meantime, NASA will rely on private, commercial space flights and international partnership for access to the space station.

The Mars rover "Spirit," which was being led by Prof. Steve Squyres, astronomy, may have finally lost power for good, after greatly exceeding all initial expectations.

Carl Sagan, faculty from 1971 to 1996, is considered one of greatest popularizers of science. During his lifetime, Sagan published more than 600 papers and 20 books. He won a Pulitzer Prize, and he was even nominated for a Grammy. In the 1980s, he co-wrote and narrated the award winning television series, Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, about the origin of life on Earth and humanity’s place in the universe. His novel, Contact, was made into a film with Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey.