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A recently published NASA-led study revealed that sea levels aren’t just rising in California — parts of the land are also sinking, Maven’s Notebook reported. These phenomena pose a looming public health and safety threat to coastal city…

When you peer out into the depths of the cosmos, a mystery lies there, waiting.

In a survey of the deep sky, most of the galaxies are seen rotating in the same direction. This is a problem. Under current models of the way the Universe behaves,…

Lightning storms often inspire fear or awe, but they can also reveal unexpected beauty. High above the thunderclouds, something extraordinary unfolds. Not the familiar white streaks of lightning, but flashes of glowing red. These rare phenomena,…

The age-old question of whether the egg or the chicken came first has puzzled humanity for centuries. This philosophical dilemma serves as more than just dinner table conversation—it touches on…

In a mission unlike any other, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is today making its closest solar approach yet—diving into the Sun’s outer atmosphere at unprecedented speed and distance. On Saturday, March 22, the spacecraft is swooping within…

When is the Blaze Star going to go nova? T Coronae Borealis has earned that nickname because it is capable of a sudden increase in brightness, a phenomenon that repeats every 80 years more or less. We are due for such an explosion, and a recent…

• Plutonium discovered at the bottom of the ocean was found to be refuse from a kilonova that exploded close to Earth 10 million years ago.

• Kilonovas occur when binary neutron stars spiral closer and closer to each other until they finally collide…

If you’re looking for the best locations for astrophotography and skywatching, look no further than the Florida Keys. A 125-mile string of tropical coral islands linked by bridges that stretches into the shallow waters of the Florida Straits and…

For this week’s historical Friday feature, we are traveling to space to recap remarkable video and photographs…