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A huge "structure" of satellite galaxies and star clusters has been found wheeling around the Milky Way, according to a new study.

The discovery surprised scientists, in part because the structure might spell trouble for theories of dark matter, the mysterious, invisible…

Twenty-eight young women from Whatcom County high schools were honored May 14 by the Bellingham branch of the American Association of University Women at the annual High School Scholars Recognition Program. The high school juniors were nominated by their respective schools for excellence in math…

Western Washington University’s Richard Vawter, an associate professor of physics and astronomy, is retiring after decades of teaching.

Western Washington University's Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" is a co-production of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Opera Studio and Theatre Arts Department, and is staged Friday through Sunday, March 4-6, and March 11-13 at Western's Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre…

Cheaper Solar Power? Western Washington University researchers say they've come up with a solar power innovation that could cut costs dramatically and enable solar panels to collect energy on cloudy days.

A team of Western Washington University researchers have developed a new approach to solar electricity generation they say could eventually cut solar power to 1/10th of its current cost.

The team recently won a three-year grant of $970,000 from the National Science Foundation to continue…