The top equations in astronomy include those describing Newton’s laws, Maxwell’s equations, Einstein’s relativity, and Hubble’s law.

The Drake Equation is used to estimate the number of communicating civilizations in our galaxy, or more simply put, the odds of finding intelligent life in the Milky Way. First proposed by radio ...

Until ground-based observations, space telescopes and planet-roving robots uncover any tell-tale signs of life, what better way to speculate on how many intelligent alien civilizations may exist ...

How My Dad's Equation Sparked the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. ... Frank Drake (right) and colleagues visit the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's 300-foot telescope in 1962.

Drake equation for alien life gets an upgrade. The planet-spotting Kepler telescope seems doomed, but its discoveries along with a new version of the famous Drake equation will sharpen the hunt for ET ...

A study of Huygens' telescope equations and tables. Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science . Published online March 1, 2023. doi: 10.1098/rsnr.2022.0054.

Mathematical equations aren't just useful -- many are quite beautiful. And many scientists admit they are often fond of particular formulas not just for their function, but for their form, and the ...

The telescope will arrive at Lagrange point 2 on Monday, ... In 1765, the mathematician Leonhard Euler crunched gravitational equations to find the first three points. Those three—L1, L2, ...

Europe's Euclid telescope is heading to space to prove whether hypothetical dark energy and dark matter really exist. The mission's findings may rewrite cosmology textbooks.