Einstein's theory posits that mass distorts space. This distortion can bend light from distant objects. Astronomers use this ...

With summer beginning to wane and the fall semester approaching, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium is moving into high gear with 26 different events during August.

"The formation of planetary systems is not exclusive to stars but might also work around lonely starless worlds." ...

This splash of paint on the canvas of space is the planetary nebula NGC 6072, the dying embers of a ruined star that has reached the end of its sun-like life. Cocooned inside the nebula, within its ...