Astronomers have detected an unusually powerful and compact object in a nearby galaxy, one so bright and unique that it may ...

A faint signal detected in a nearby galaxy led to the discovery of "Punctum," a celestial object unlike any previously ...

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Scientists may have found the hiding place of missing cosmic sulfur—in icy space dust, bound in crown-shaped and chain-like molecules that escape detection. For years, scientists studying the ...

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This summer, the labs, observatory, and lecture halls of the Umbeck Science and Mathematics Center at Knox College are seeing ...

Holland America Line unveils three expert-led cruises to view the 2026 total solar eclipse from prime locations at sea.

This Women’s Month, the National Research Foundation (NRF) celebrates scientific excellence, innovation and impact. Across ...

Water is essential for life on Earth. So, the liquid must be a requirement for life in other worlds. For decades, scientists' definition of habitability on other planets has rested on this assumption.

The Malian military government has returned home the first batch of the manuscripts of Timbuktu, dating back to the 13th ...

I arrived in America as a high school sophomore, 15 years old, awkward, and foreign in every conceivable way. My English was ...