Astrophysicist David Schlegel weighs in on Hollywood science and untapped concepts for future sci-fi flicks.

Decision reverses mandate that Lick become self-supporting, requiring funding to come from alternative sources.

She succeeds Sandra Faber, whose two-year appointment as interim director ended in June.

Seven tiny grains, captured by NASA’s Stardust spacecraft, may turn out to be the first confirmed samples of contemporary interstellar dust.

Dozens of students from majors across campus have spent thousands of hours on building a loaf-of-bread-sized satellite that will measure space weather.

During a year-long series of observations, astronomers observed three of the largest outbursts ever observed on the moon.

Most of the moon's overall shape can be explained by taking into account tidal effects acting early in the moon's history.

Scientists on NASA's Cassini mission have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn's small, icy moon Enceladus.

The TMT has its roots at UC Santa Cruz, where astronomers have been working for years on the design of this powerful new telescope.

Using the world's largest laser, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created the extreme temperatures and pressures found inside planets like Jupiter.

An international team of scientists has reported two planets orbiting a nearby and very old star known as Kapteyn's star.

Berkeley's SETI says we're not alone. But can we find the money to find them?