A 'wispy' galaxy 4 billion light-years away from us features in a glorious new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope. Called GAMA 526784, the galaxy represents one of a set of "ultra-diffuse" galaxi… [+2036 chars]
According to a team of scientists led by Harvard researchers, analysis of some very rare, ancient, and nearly indestructible crystals – zircons – has shed light on when the plate tectonics might have… [+3615 chars]
Chemists at the Technische Universität Dresden have developed a new, more sustainable process for synthesizing numerous important everyday chemicals from white phosphorus. The new process has the pot… [+3707 chars]
If you live in Ontario, keep your eyes peeled for "suspicious rocks." On Sunday (April 17), skywatching cameras in the Canadian province recorded a massive fireball that likely produced tens to hund… [+2257 chars]
The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station are now on their way back to Earth after a two-week stay. Three wealthy businessmen who each paid $55 million (£41 mil… [+9998 chars]
New UC Riverside research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial "cousins" that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames. Fires of unprece… [+3921 chars]
NASAs James Webb Space Telescope sent its first photos earlier this year. Since then, it has come a long way, going through seven stages of mirror alignment. Astrophotography and astronomy fans, rejo… [+2491 chars]
Does time exist? The answer to this question may seem obvious: of course it does! Just look at a calendar or a clock. But developments in physics suggest the non-existence of time is an open possibi… [+5071 chars]
The earliest documented case of an aurora, the fleeting but brilliantly colored lights that sometimes illuminate the night sky, dates to the early 10th century B.C., a new study on an ancient Chinese… [+4324 chars]
A restless sunspot threw off a double solar flare Monday (April 25), triggering some radio blackouts over Asia and Australia. The sunspot AR2993 erupted with two M1 flares in quick succession, acco… [+2539 chars]
NASA's only visit to Uranus was Voyager 2s brief fly-by back in 1986. (File) A key committee of scientists have recommended the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to prioritise … [+2814 chars]
Saturn's moon Titan looks very much like Earth from space, with rivers, lakes, and seas filled by rain tumbling through a thick atmosphere. While these landscapes may look familiar, they are composed… [+6725 chars]
