Astronomy on Tap ATX is partnering with C. L. Butaud for Astronomy Uncorked. It’s November. The days are getting shorter and colder. We just turned back our clocks. But what is this thing we call time ...

TRADITIONAL notions of data collection invoke the idea of empiricism, the notion that all knowledge comes from sensory experience. Today, we still refer to our work as empirical science, even though, ...

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 ...

Even the most powerful telescopes are in peril as orbits above Earth fill with thousands of new satellites. But scientists aren’t ready to give up the night sky. By Lyndie Chiou Lyndie Chiou ...