Using gravitational microlensing, scientists have discovered a rare, large planet at the edge of the Milky Way. The planet is only the third to be found on the outskirts of our galaxy's dense central bulge.

: Now play dead, like a lot of NASA science programs if the White House gets its way

A single stellar flare could completely transform a planet’s atmosphere in just days. Could Earth be at risk?

Scientists have uncovered startling evidence that ancient apex predators ruled the oceans 100 million years ago.

NASA's Chandra Observatory has combined different wavelength images of the Andromeda galaxy to honor astronomer Vera Rubin, and then created a music video by converting the light in those images to musical notes.

In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever discovered. This reddish dwarf planet follows such an extreme orbit that it takes more than 11,000 years to complete a single journey …

Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom-4 astronauts heads to the International Space Station.

New research shows your brain may learn complex visual patterns without effort, reward, or feedback -- just by passively watching.

The meteor shower radiant can be found in the constellation Bootes.

Researchers reveal magnetic graphene supports quantum spin Hall states at zero field—paving the way for quantum spintronics.

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What would it take to run a cable from the ISS to Earth? Depends how fast you want the Earth to rotate.

Surprising colors and stunning features are captured in a new image of Mars' surface.

The study proposes a new approach where tachyons not only exist within relativity but could theoretically travel through time.

“Nature is handing us an incredibly rare experiment.”…

A controversial theory suggests that brain microtubules could contain quantum phenomena, linking your consciousness to the entire universe.

The curious 're-evolving' plants are growing on the archipelago's younger volcanic islands.

Mice with two fathers and no mother have now had offspring of their own.

Scientists have caught ancient parasitic fungi in the act of bursting from insect hosts, in dramatic scenes frozen in amber.

The quest to pin down the source of the burst led to a derelict 60-year-old satellite.

The MIT professor, a recipient of the National Medal of Science, developed technologies that helped pave the way for the Global Positioning System.

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely wrong.

Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles—a "mini halo"—surrounding one of the most distant galaxy clusters ever observed, marking a major step forward in understanding the hidden forces that shape the cosmos.

Swiss scientists have developed a photosynthetic living material that uses cyanobacteria to absorb and store CO2.