Astrophysics

Magnetic fields get short shrift. Nobody pays attention to them.

Black holes, quantum mechanics and other big science topics get the bite-size treatment in science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson's new book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."

There's a new way to get your astrophysics fix: "We Don't Planet," a new series of 4- to 6-minute videos that explores some of the most fascinating concepts and objects in the cosmos.

The American astrophysics community is drawing up a roadmap for the next few years, after taking into consideration some successes and unexpected hurdles from the past half-decade.

Tyson will receive the Academy's most prestigious award, the Public Welfare Medal, in recognition of his extensive efforts to get the public excited about science.

To express the motions of the universe, sometimes it helps to express the motions of modern dance.