A parsec is a standard astronomical measurement that is often misunderstood. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A parsec is a unit ...

Laura Nicole Driessen is part of MeerTRAP, which is supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No ...

THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE STARS IN SPACE.—The “Astrophysteal Journal for July contains an important paper by Prof. Kapteyn and P. J. Van Rhijn on stardensity in different regions of the stellar system.

THERE comes a time in every science when merit is acquired by the introduction of a new unit of measurement, and all will admit the occasional necessity of such in a world of expanding physical ...