The mystery object is on a stealth path through the inner Solar System, and Earth’s fastest rockets aren’t nearly quick ...

The first flight mission for planetary defense, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) seeks to validate a method to ...

New research shows spiders didn’t come from the Earth’s land habitats as once believed but originated in ancient seas.

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

In 2015, astronomer Tabetha Boyajian and colleagues announced the discovery of unusual light fluctuations coming from a star ...

As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

The consequences of nuclear catastrophe extend far beyond the initial explosion—it could dismantle global food security for ...

The National Air and Space Museum has opened five more of its renovated galleries, including two showcasing space artifacts.

Mesopelagic fish, living hundreds of meters below the surface, play a quiet but powerful role in carbon cycling.

The likelihood of a potentially hostile alien threat hitting Earth has been assessed after a scientist's chilling warning ...

A global study shows 96% of oceans faced marine heatwaves in 2023. Scientists warn this ocean change may signal a major ...

Until now, astronomers have detected fully formed, massive, newborn planets or observed younger protoplanetary discs, but ...