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The snow-flecked peaks surrounding the village of Hanle are bathed in golden light as the sun sets. In the valley, 28-year-old Tsering Dolkar secures a telescope to its tripod and focuses the lens beneath a clear sky.

Zipped into warm jackets the…

In 1984, paleontologists found and saved a portal to prehistoric Wisconsin right in Waukesha County. Scientists are still discovering new fossils from it — most recently a leech that has pushed back the origins of the species by millions of…

The asteroid Psyche may have once had vents that spewed molten metal — but only if it is chemically similar to rare, metal-rich meteorites, a new study suggests. The study, which was published online July 31 in the Journal of Geophysical…

If there are two things people love, it’s adorable cats and awesome space photos. Therefore, it makes complete sense for…

High above the ice at the South Pole, a detector the size of a city block listens for some of the quietest messengers in the universe. In its latest analysis, the IceCube Collaboration combined 14 years of track data and 10 years of cascade data…

A “dark object” detected as an anomalous notch in the arc of a gravitationally warped section of space, could be the smallest clump of pure dark matter yet found.

If so, it would further validate the concept of cold dark matter and will help…

Get ready stargazers! The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week overnight on Oct. 20-21, bringing with it a flurry of spectacular ‘shooting stars’ to brighten a blissfully dark moonless sky.

The Orionid meteor shower is active from Oct. 2 to Nov….

Coral Die-Off Marks Earth’s First Climate ‘Tipping Point’, Scientists Say

By Jeff Tollefson & Nature magazine