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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Four scientists have shared a total of $1.2 million in this year's Crafoord prizes in astronomy and mathematics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Science said. The ...

The BA in astrophysical and planetary sciences provides students with a unified view of solar and space sciences, planetary systems (our solar system and others), stellar and galactic astronomy, and ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This 75-minute teacher webinar focused on the ways in which the Maya have used the Sun to track time for thousands of years. Ancestral calendars ...

A gravitational lens can do more than reveal details of the distant universe. In an unexpected collision of astrophysics and algebra, it seems that this cosmic mirage can also be used to peer into the ...

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