The Venus transit is not a spectacle the way a total solar eclipse is a spectacle.

The Big Bang Theory: When geeky scientists can be main characters in a hit prime time series, you know there's hope for the world.

I can't think that leaving Earth once is enough.

The telescope... is a conduit to the cosmos.

In the New Testament, Thomas Jefferson cut out everything that was mystical, magical, miracle - physically with scissors - and then pasted in all that remained, such as Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.

A supernova is one of the most powerful explosions in the universe. It's so luminous, it can be seen across billions of light years. It releases as much energy in an instant as our sun will produce over its 10-billion-year lifetime.

You know that passage in the Bible that says, “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”? Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, “And the geek shall inherit the Earth.