The electromagnetic spectrum has many types of light waves. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. Each type of light has a different ...

Is purple truly a colour, or merely a clever illusion created by the brain? According to scientists, purple doesn’t exist on ...

The scientists have named the molecular hydrogen cloud “Eos,” after the Greek goddess of mythology who is the personification ...

You aren’t going to be able to find a single wavelength of light that is ‘seafoam green’ or ‘burnt umber.” The visible spectrum is just a slice of the electromagnetic range. Beyond ...

Described as a kind of blue-green, the new color—named “olo”—can only be seen using lasers to manipulate certain ...

It’s rare these days for astronomers to find a new class of object in the heavens. After all, we’ve been searching the skies ...

Hello, Eos! Recently discovered molecular cloud is believed to be one of the largest structures in the sky and among the closest to Earth and the sun.

The U.S. National Science Foundation Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope, operated by ...