For over a hundred years, astronomers have puzzled over strange changes in the brightness and motion of Betelgeuse, the closest red supergiant to Earth. Located in the shoulder of Orion, this colossal ...

A groundbreaking discovery has been made beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, where researchers led by Stewart Jamieson from ...

In the 1950s, Stanley Miller and Nobel laureate Harold Urey conducted experiments at the University of Chicago in which they ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

A team of astronomers have discovered a curious figure in the universe. It is two distant galaxies colliding with each other ...

In a cosmic first, scientists watched planet-forming materials begin to solidify around a newborn star, offering a peek into ...

Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our understanding of how planets take shape — not only in our solar system, but ...

Niger says it will open an investigation into the sale of a Martian meteorite discovered in the West African country’s Agadez ...

When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery.

A tiny object far beyond Pluto, newly discovered by the Subaru Telescope, could reshape our understanding of the early Solar System. Named 2023 KQ14, this rare “sednoid” follows an unusual orbit that ...

The sporting goods section is a testament to Wisconsin’s outdoor culture. Fishing rods lean against walls like slender ...

This year, the alert system for defending the planet against incoming space rocks was activated for the first time. It won’t be the last ...