If you live far enough north or south on planet Earth, you may be lucky enough to see the northern/southern lights (aurora borealis/aurora australis). You'll likely be starstruck by these dazzling li… [+3829 chars]
Photographer Christy Turner captured the aurora borealis on Sunday near Calgary, Alberta. Christy Turner/Spaceweather.com A blast of charged particles from the sun created an unexpected geomagnetic… [+1825 chars]
A decade ago, physicists wondered whether the discovery of the Higgs boson at Europes Large Hadron Collider would point to a new frontier beyond the Standard Model of subatomic particles. So far, tha… [+5346 chars]
video: Many brain regions found likely to be involved in encoding a memory (top) were also found to be involved in recall upon reactivation (bottom).view more Credit: Tonegawa Lab/MIT Picower Insti… [+8522 chars]
When completed, the GMT will stand 65 meters high and include seven of the largest parabolic telescope mirrors ever built. Each 27.6-foot (8.4-meter) diameter mirror has an 83.33-foot (25.4-meter) mi… [+1227 chars]
How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to: our own Solar System. However, the discovery of planets around dista… [+6653 chars]
On Earth, the situation is dire. Russia is bombing civilian and military targets in Ukraine. In space, however, cosmonauts are working side by side with astronauts from the European Union. This coop… [+7836 chars]
Considering the amount of mystery that surrounds the wipe-out of dinosaurs from the face of Earth, one would think that a look into the last day of the species' existence on Earth would answer all ou… [+2526 chars]
New research from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed details behind two super-hot Jupiter planets, one where it rains vapourised rock and another where its atmosphere is being sunburned by its s… [+2244 chars]
With their razor-sharp teeth and agility in the water, sharks are without a doubt one of the most terrifying predators to roam the planet. Now, a new study has shed light on their feeding habits - a… [+4117 chars]
An upcoming NASA JPL mission is set to launch this August, and will mark a space exploration milestone: the Psyche mission will be the first time the space agency sends a probe to a world primarily m… [+4822 chars]
Picture of Ocean According to a new study, over 5,000 new virus species have been discovered in the world's oceans. The researchers examined tens of thousands of water samples from all over the worl… [+3093 chars]
