There are 60 Starlink satellites nestled in the cargo bay of this Falcon 9 rocket, which is about to enter orbit. Image via SpaceX/ Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0 Universal). Satellites such as Starlink ...

"Today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact." This quote, attributed to Isaac Asimov, captures science's intricate relationship with science fiction. And it is hardly a one-way relationship.

In the eighteenth century, from opposite ends of the world, a debate raged between two scholars over a seemingly esoteric question: did Chinese history predate Judeo-Christian antiquity? Antoine ...

Alfred University is home to the Stull Observatory and its seven independent telescopes, but relatively few students have chosen to take advantage of those resources in the form of a minor in ...

A powerful new U.S.-funded telescope on a mountain in Chile is poised to transform the study of astronomy. A powerful new U.S.-funded telescope on a mountain in Chile is poised to transform the study ...

Students may wish to concentrate on topics or research outside to the classroom. Opportunities for this type of investigation exist through the Independent Study courses (ASTRON 196, 296, 396, and 496 ...