Paul Hertz, who has been director of NASA's astrophysics division since early 2012, said June 7 he will step down by the end of the year. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky WASHINGTON — Paul Hertz, who has led ...

A letter signed by five senators asked the White House to request more funding for NASA and NSF astrophysics projects, such as NSF support for the Giant Magellan Telescope. Credit: Giant Magellan ...

Once you have decided that you want to attend graduate school, there are still some choices to make. A big one is, what type of degree do you want to pursue? One type of graduate degree is a Master's ...

Rochester Institute of Technology leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students, according to the National Science Foundation. “This ...

Thirty-six rising high school seniors are spending five weeks studying near-Earth asteroids using the telescopes at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Sommers-Bausch Observatory. CU Boulder is ...

WASHINGTON — A new decadal survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine identifies scientific priorities, opportunities, and funding recommendations for the next 10 years ...