A large glowing spiral that appeared in the night sky above parts of the UK on Monday is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US.
The cloud-like shape, which was visible for several minutes before fading, is believed to…
A large glowing spiral that appeared in the night sky above parts of the UK on Monday is believed to have been caused by a SpaceX rocket launch in the US.
The cloud-like shape, which was visible for several minutes before fading, is believed to…
Australia’s two world heritage-listed reefs – Ningaloo on the west coast and the Great Barrier Reef on the east – have been hit simultaneously by coral bleaching that reef experts have called “heartbreaking” and “a profoundly…
WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March 24 successfully launched the classified NROL-69 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office, putting the agency on a path to build the largest ever U.S. government satellite network.
The…
A SpaceX Starlink rocket launch from Cape Canaveral and the splashdown return-to-Earth of Boeing Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are…
The Drake Passage, located between the southern tip of South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula, is known for being one of the most dangerous stretches of ocean on Earth. With waves reaching up to 80 feet (25 meters), this treacherous…
Perhaps most important, scientists determined that Yellowknife Bay was indeed the site of an ancient lake, providing an environment that could concentrate organic molecules and preserve them in fine-grained sedimentary rock called mudstone.
When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to ‘eat’ its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on the brains of marathon runners.
The findings hint at a whole new form of neuroplasticity, which may help keep the…
In a cosmic twist of fate, scientists have confirmed that asteroid 2024 YR4, a near-Earth asteroid previously thought to pose a significant threat, will not collide with our planet in 2032. However, that doesn’t mean we can forget about it….
In what’s being billed as a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event, a star in the Corona Borealis constellation could explode on Thursday — and be visible to the naked eye.
The so-called “Blaze Star,” T Coronae Borealis, goes nova once…