Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...
A recent SpaceNews opinion article argued that it is time to “take astronomy off Earth.” The suggestion is straightforward: If satellite constellations and commercial space activity threaten ...
Time domain astronomy is a research area focused on observing and characterizing astronomical phenomena as a function of time, emphasizing variability, transients, and dynamic processes across the ...
Scientists have used a synthetic universe to observe how the first galaxies evolved and grew.