Last week, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced findings related to their search for the Higgs boson , a long-sought elementary particle. In fact, it’s the only elementary particle predicted in the standard...

Recently, astroimager and longtime Astronomy magazine contributor Ken Crawford from Camino, California, sent me a note regarding some astronomical research he had collaborated in. Some of you might know Ken in a different capacity. He’s one of...

Do you suffer from sagging bookshelves? Do you routinely walk in zigzags in your home to get from point A to point B because of the stacks of Astronomy magazines taking up space everywhere? Do your children or grandchildren conceal themselves behind those...

Tomorrow’s total lunar eclipse of the Moon will provide an unforgettable experience — for those fortunate to live in (or travel to) the western United States, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Asia. Anyone living east of a line from Ohio...

It seems like everyone is getting on the 3-D bandwagon these days, including scientists. Last week, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) released a new 3-D video of the giant asteroid Vesta created by Ralf Jaumann of the German Aerospace Center...