Astronomers have found that the exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear pitch black. An international team of astronomers from...
Scientists do a lot of thinking and researching to come up with solutions or advances to problems in the world. Sometimes, their...
The International Space Station now has a full crew once more, with the arrival of two US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut...
Britain’s famous White Cliffs of Dover have yielded a fascinating find: galactic specks called micrometeorites, or more simply, space dust. Scientists found...
Climate change might cause one-third of all parasites to go extinct by the year 2070, scientists say. And while this may not...
The Vikings had some fierce lady leaders, it turns out, as scientists have confirmed that the human remains found in a prominent...
Bats are slamming into modern building that have large expanses of glass or mirrored surfaces, according to researchers, who are calling for...
People in the Midwest and Northeastern United States might not have to travel too far north to witness an aurora. The sun...
There is a massive black hole near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, hiding inside a giant cloud of molecular gas,...
Astronaut Peggy Whitson broke records when she touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday, wrapping up a 288-day-mission aboard the International Space Station....
After its discovery in the mid-1990s, the Ichthyosaurus or “sea dragon” fossil is making headlines once more due to a surprising discovery:...
An asteroid the size of a mountain just streaked by Earth on the morning of September 1 – a record-breaking phenomenon that...
Strange, jelly-like blobs have been appearing in a park in a Vancouver, puzzling Canadians as to their identity and why they’re suddenly...
Astronauts could someday reap the benefits of recycling while on long space trips, as their urine could become raw materials for 3D...
Australia is well-known for its beaches, but it’s also infamous for its many sharks. Shark sightings and attacks are fairly common in...
Uranus could be the richest planet in the Solar System – at least, as far as diamonds are concerned. Scientists have long...
An ancient Babylonian tablet discovered in the early 1900s has long been a puzzle to scientists. Now, new research states that the...
The atmosphere on Mars may be much more dynamic that scientists previously thought – the planet may actually experience snowstorms at night....
A once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse swept the country from coast to coast on Monday, gripping the nation’s undivided attention for a few...
It has been 40 years since the twin Voyager spacecraft embarked on their mission to delve deeper into the universe, carrying the...