Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it one of the shortest ...

Join us on an exhilarating journey as we explore the cosmic wonders of treasure hunting in space rocks! Delve into the ...

Gemini North telescope in Hawai‘i uncovers hidden companion to Betelgeuse, shedding light on ancient stellar mystery. Using ...

NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) captured amazing ...

Using one of the most detailed sets of observations ever of a galaxy cluster 700 million light-years from Earth ...

Planetary scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa is due to return to her postdoctoral roots at UCSD in October after six years as ...

What’s in the middle of the Milky Way? In our neck of the cosmos, everything revolves around a supermassive black hole.

Skywatchers across the globe are preparing for one last astronomical wonder, the second and final solar eclipse of the year.

Fifty-eight people have been infected—and two have died—in a New York City outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease—a severe type of ...

Earth. The breakthrough boosts the search for life-supporting planets. "Are we alone?" This enduring question has fascinated ...

Mars, Europa and Enceladus are the three most promising locations in the solar system to search for life living off cosmic rays.

In yet another reminder that space is always full of surprises, NASA has reported that a large asteroid—roughly the size of a ...