We all wish sometimes that we could see into the future. Now, thanks to the very latest data from ESA's star mapping Gaia mission, astronomers can do just that for the sun. By accurately identifying … [+7085 chars]
More than 5,000 planets exist beyond our solar system, according to NASA, and this week astronomers announced they may have discovered the youngest one so far. Scientists using the Atacama Large Mil… [+3083 chars]
A meteorite on Earth holds new evidence that asteroids do indeed mysteriously spit out pebbles, a new study finds. In 2019, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft discovered a strange new phenomenon when the … [+5173 chars]
Astronomers have long considered Betelgeuse a candidate for a long-overdue supernova within our galaxy. Yet the red supergiant now appears to be recovering following a mysterious and catastrophic 201… [+3146 chars]
The sky turns dark, a heavy rain falls and a bolt of lightning crackles through the air. But instead of striking down toward the ground, or zipping sideways between clouds, this lightning bolt does s… [+3934 chars]
China is gearing up to complete its Tiangong space station with a third module launch in less than 18 months. The Mengtian experiment module arrived at Wenchang spaceport in south China on Tuesday… [+1858 chars]
The sky turns dark, a heavy rain falls and a bolt of lightning crackles through the air. But instead of striking down toward the ground, or zipping sideways between clouds, this lightning bolt does s… [+3934 chars]
A museum specimen has been heard for the first time in 150 years after scientists digitally recreated its song. The body shape and song of Prophalangopsis obscura could help give researchers clues a… [+6134 chars]
When you look up in the night sky Thursday, don't be shocked at the size of the moon. It's the last supermoon before autumn, and this one has a name too: the sturgeon moon, named after the largest f… [+2299 chars]
DNA damage caused by factors such as ultraviolet radiation affect nearly three-quarters of all stem cell lines derived from human skin cells, say Cambridge researchers, who argue that whole genome se… [+7245 chars]
Australian scientists are confident they have unearthed strong evidence that the Earth's continents were formed by the impact of massive meteorites more than 3 billion years ago. Their findings, publ… [+1503 chars]
From water boiling into steam to ice cubes melting in a glass, we've all seen the phenomenon known as a phase transition in our everyday lives. But there's another type of phase transition that's muc… [+4616 chars]
