At a distance of just over four light years, Proxima Centauri is our nearest stellar neighbor and is known to be a very ...

The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, builds on work the team conducted back in 2016 and an idea ...

A U.S. Geological Survey effort to find underground deposits of clean energy metals has gotten bipartisan support.

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Nearly two centuries after Faraday's failed attempts, scientists have demonstrated that Earth's continuous spin can directly ...

Learn what planet rains molten iron and which planet has two moons like Tatooine in Star Wars.

Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

In theory, as Earth spins through its magnetic field, any conductive material placed on its surface should experience a force ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

The astronaut pair had launched into space to the ISS aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner on June 5, 2024 for eight-day test ...

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...