What's in a head? According to new research, a little bit of our ancestors' tails. In the early days of complex, multicellular life on Earth, animals started out without any spines or brains. They o… [+2661 chars]
In the world of renewable energy, theres perhaps no more ambitious goal than fusion power. This involves fusing hydrogen atoms to create heliuma process that generates an incredible amount of energy.… [+3788 chars]
NASA's Voyager 1 is continuing its journey beyond our solar system, 45 years after it was launched. But now the veteran spacecraft is sending back strange data, puzzling its engineers. NASA said on … [+2397 chars]
The iconic Hubble Space Telescope has captured a glimmering new photo of a densely packed region of stars located in the constellation Sagittarius. The grouping of stars is a globular cluster kno… [+2010 chars]
This collection of 36 images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope features galaxies that are all hosts to both Cepheid variables and supernovae. These two celestial phenomena are both crucial tools use… [+7937 chars]