Once every 12 years, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all line up, opening a window for a joint mission. Our next chance arrives in 2034.

It may be possible to blow up a white dwarf before it reaches a critical mass.

As we approach Independence Day

A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil has been discovered in Europe.

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental breakup."

The α-Capricornids and the Southern δ-Aquariids will light up the night of July 30th-31st with a combined total of 30 shooting stars per hour.

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

Scientists say the phenomenon could “hint at” new particles or interactions between known particles that haven’t been observed before.

Scientists discovered a potential third state of life, where dead cells reorganize into conscious-like forms—challenging what it means to be alive.

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace.

Paleontology may be entering another great era of discovery: characterized by serial misidentification in decades past.

Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat.

Liftoff occurred at 2:28 a.m. EDT on Wednesday (July 2).

Over the course of its 4.5-billion-year history, the Earth has witnessed its fair share of terrible times…

Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new super-Earth exoplanet that orbits a nearby M dwarf star. The newfound alien world, designated TOI-1846 b, is about two times larger and four t…

A study shows that tennis is superior for reducing all-cause mortality – here's how it compares to other sports, and why it's so good.

The phenomenon is created by the shifting play of light and shadow over the lunar surface.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally hot for 5 million years. Researchers say they have figured out why using a vast trove of fossils.

V572 Velorum is currently shining at magnitude +4.8, about 55,000 times brighter than usual. It was discovered on June 25 from Australia.

: Mysterious ‘Alloy 30’ gets smaller when heated, which could help stabilize super-sensitive space telescopes

As if sequencing a full human genome wasn't tricky enough, scientists are now attempting to reconstruct our species' genetic material from the ground up.

Ancient limestones reveal how volcanic carbon once suffocated the oceans - offering a stark warning as modern oxygen levels continue to drop.

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient condiments.