This year, hype around AI really exploded, and so did concerns about AI’s environmental footprint. We also saw some surprising biotech developments. It's been a busy and productive year here at MIT ...

AI is going to reproduce human intelligence. AI will eliminate disease. AI is the single biggest, most important invention in human history. You've likely heard it all—but probably none of these ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet that's got everyone talking, 2025 has been jam-packed with astronomical ...

Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...

"WIMPs are still the leading candidate for dark matter, but billions of dollars of experiments have been done, only getting stronger and stronger upper limits, so alternative scenarios have to be ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published Aug. 13, 2025, and has been updated to include new text and illustrations featured in the January 2026 issue of Astronomy. Using an artificial ...

Jupiter achieves opposition on January 10, providing optimal viewing of its extensive atmospheric details and dynamic Galilean moon transits, including a rare overlapping shadow transit of Callisto.

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month. The full “pink moon” rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City in ...