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Rumours have circulated that it could be used to transport military hardware.
Sound waves, light waves and other types of waves, generally spread freely through space and over time. In 1958, physicist Philip W. Anderson first...
The Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's crowded heart, a dazzling image packed with 60...
The oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth was created 3.02 billion years ago in what's now Western Australia, scientists find.
The yellow Sun of ordinary Earth life is partly an atmospheric effect: Rayleigh scattering sends blue light into the sky and leaves the direct solar beam...
Data from NASA's Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon on Mars – another potential piece of the puzzle in the search for life.
The Strawberry Moon will rise above South Carolina on Monday, June 29. Here's how it got its name.
A new report links the problems with Boeing's Starliner to a combination of overconfidence, unrealistic schedules and lack of insight into the vehicle.
A new analysis detected hidden charcoal in black cave paintings at Font-de-Gaume, allowing scientists to accurately date the artworks for the first time.
A star could be about to become visible in the night sky in a once-every-80-years explosion. Here's how to easily find T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) in the...
3I/ATLAS may not be an alien spacecraft, but that doesn't mean there isn't life on the interstellar comet that recently passed through our solar system.
Scientists have identified twin faraway “super-puff” planets that are less dense than candyfloss, offering vital clues to how celestial bodies form and...
Phytoplankton added a milky blue hue to the waters of the Black Sea and nearby waterways in spring and summer 2026.
A Pacific-wide tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake gave scientists their first detailed satellite view of a major tsunami in motion.
Genetic deterioration may not have been the major cause of Neanderthal extinction, new evidence suggests. In fact, new genetic analysis shows that some of...
Scientists have detected the "fingerprints" of a black hole's event horizon—the boundary from which nothing can escape—for the first time, according to...
An international collaboration has discovered two of the lowest-density giant planets ever detected: rare "super-puff" planets with densities lower than...
Data from NASA's TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is...
Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy. The two so-called super-puffs are the size of Jupiter — the biggest...
The "Strawberry Moon" happens on Monday, June 29, with the moon rising just after 9 p.m..