The NASA-supported experiments are mobilizing legions of researchers and volunteers to capture wide-ranging observations during totality, from amateur radio operations to elusive solar plumes to ...

From rainbows made indoors to lasers dancing across mirrors, these light experiments transform simple science into ...

Accurate measurement of wavelengths requires an understanding of the scale and proportion of the light waves being measured. (Example: Students will note, as they collect wavelength measurements, that ...

NASA is contributing to the One Million Acts of Science event, which seeks to encourage people to participate in various scientific projects and rack up one million individual contributions by the ...

Scientists have speculated about how Archimedes’ death ray purportedly harnessed sunlight to burn ships. Now, a teen may have evidence the device was plausible.

The anticipated light show exhibit featuring glowing art and interactive light displays has returned to the CuriOdyssey Museum in San Mateo, with the seasonal exhibit open until January.

In Europe, the team found a 6.5 percent increase in night sky brightness per year and a 10.4 percent increase in North America.