New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy NGC 7469, which is 90,000 light-years in diameter. The galaxy is "roughly 220 million light-years from Earth in the constellation ...

Explore the historic charm of Thorn, Netherlands, as the village transforms into a mesmerizing autumn wonderland. Known as the "white village," Thorn's pristine white facades beautifully contrast with ...

“Now four weeks into the mission, Blue Ghost has downlinked more than 15 GB of data, including NASA science data, from record-breaking GNSS signals to magnetic field measurements, that is already ...

Magnetars are known to have enormous magnetic fields which are hundreds trillions times stronger the Earth magnetic fields. Due to these fields magnetars are bright and variable sources of X-ray ...

Magnetars are known to have enormous magnetic fields which are hundreds trillions times stronger the Earth magnetic fields. Due to these fields magnetars are bright and variable sources of X-ray ...

Fans of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies can soon own all six movies in a single box set thanks to the upcoming The Middle-earth 6-Film 4K Blu-ray Collection ...

Charged particles will only experience a force in a magnetic field if they are moving. The direction of the force is both perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field and the direction of the ...

Things were looking up with their new quarterback situation that saw Justin Fields kick off the season before veteran Russell Wilson took over in Week 7 after recovering from injury. Despite ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The hot, glowing gases normally contained within the magnetic fields are missing and flowing out into space. That gaseous material is on its way to Earth, blowing out at speeds of more than 310 ...