Galileo precedes today’s physicists by many generations, but his work underscores the interplay of intellect and observation ...

Callisto, the third largest moon in the entire solar system, orbits Jupiter from about 1.2 million miles away. The rocky ...

The presence of an ocean leaves open the possibility that it could host life. Another nearby moon, Europa, is also considered ...

Musician Megan Thee Stallion turns 30 and actor Natalie Morales turns 40, among the famous birthdays for Feb. 15.

How did the great modern scientific adventure related to the discovery and study of celestial bodies and the cosmos begin?

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

Mathematical equations have been the greatest tool to explain the world around us and the key to advance our knowledge about ...

Here’s a look at the life of renowned theoretical physicist, cosmologist, astronomer and mathematician, Stephen Hawking.

In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a huge number of faint stars. For the next 300 years, astronomers assumed that the ...

Hawking was born on the 300th anniversary of astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei’s death (January 8, 1642). Guest-starred, as himself, on “The Big Bang Theory,” “Star Trek ...

☀ Temperature check: Partly sunny and cold in Oklahoma City with a high of 31 degrees, low of 22. Here's a look at how much snow and ice the state got yesterday.