The visible surface of the sun, or the photosphere, is around 6,000°C. But a few thousand kilometers above it—a small distance when we consider the size...
Wally was blasted by an air horn and hosed down by lifeboat crews in Wales, and has now reappeared off the coast of Cornwall.
Previously unknown property of how gypsum behaves under huge pressure sheds light on plate tectonics and raises the possibility of cheaper building materials.
Stargazers across the Pacific Rim can cast their eyes skyward on Wednesday night and behold a "Super Blood Moon", as the heavens align to bring a...
If the dream of space travel involves new horizons and feelings of unbound freedom—to explore, to discover, to spread humanity—a nightmare lurks, too.
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from parts of Australia, Asia and the western parts of North and South America on May 26.
Posted: May 8, 2021 2:38 pm ET | Last Updated: May 8, 2021 2:38 pm ET | The International Space Station National Lab (ISSNL) will hold...
New calculations from bored physicists have just brought us a bit closer to understanding how material can fall onto neutron stars to flare out powerful blasts...
If you cast your eyes to the sky on Wednesday night you will see a rare astronomical event. Stargazers will get a glimpse of a “super...
The first side-on imaging of a galaxy much like our own suggests the Milky Way was the result of gradual evolution rather than a violent mash-up....