White dwarfs are the stellar remnants left behind by stars after they run out of hydrogen and cease fusion. Only a small number of them are

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says Perseverance's new image is "one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far."

New data from the James Webb telescope reveals that Pluto's strange atmospheric haze controls its climate, surprising scientists.

Greek doctor and philosopher Hippocrates once said (loosely translated), "life is short, and art is long." History is littered with quotes from great thinkers with the same idea: art endures. But limitations remain. Classic works get lost or changed as they p…

Think you know great white sharks? Fin-k again

Researchers at Kyushu University have developed a novel organic molecule that simultaneously exhibits two highly sought-after properties: efficient light emission suitable for advanced displays and strong light absorption for deep-tissue bioimaging. This brea…

A hot blob of rock beneath New Hampshire may be helping the Appalachian Mountains stand so tall. The rock mass is slowly on the move, headed one day for New York.

Hundreds of physicists (and a few journalists) journeyed to Helgoland, the birthplace of quantum mechanics, and grappled with what they have and haven’t learned about reality.

Research led by Rutgers suggests there could be significant new possibilities for treating neurodegenerative diseases and brain injuries. Researchers have uncovered how a specific protein supports the stability of connections between brain cells, which are es…

You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: "Chiron is in retrograde." If you're anything like me, you've never heard of Chiron before—and I'm a professional astronomer.

"The findings suggest parts of Mars have been chemically and thermally active more recently than scientists once believed."

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

Despite all the buzz around space tourism and giant rockets that can get us to the moon and beyond, life in space is still a long shot. Here's why.

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

These strange objects could explain how water arrived on Earth, but may also be a previously unrecognised threat to our planet. Now, a spacecraft is headed towards one to investigate.

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" has stirred the souls of art lovers for over a century. Now, its swirling skies may also speak to physicists, as it echoes the patterns of quantum turbulence.

An international team of researchers has published a groundbreaking study in Nature, revealing that early reptiles from the Triassic period had distinctive skin structures that served as an alternative to feathers. Body coverings like hair and feathers have p…

Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars off the Pacific coast of North America in a decade-long epidemic.

"This is amongst the top 10 most massive black holes ever discovered, and quite possibly the most massive."

proposed closure of the NASA Wallops Visitor Center

"We don't have the technology now — but in 20 or 30 years, we might."

Scientists identified an iron-rich mineral on the surface of Mars that suggests the planet’s surface may be more dynamic than we thought.

Scientists discover sea spiders in California that cultivate bacteria on their legs to feed on underwater methane gas.

Subduction, a crucial geological process on Earth, may have begun hundreds of millions of years earlier than traditionally believed.