Strange glassy blobs strewn across the Australian desert are evidence of an ancient meteorite impact that scientists hadn't noticed until now.

The beaver moon, known as November's full moon, is also the second of three consecutive supermoons this year, which means it's expected to be even bigger and...

Vast differs from its space station cohorts by flying a series of progressively more complex demos.

Physicists finally identified why some quantum materials seemingly lose their electrical conductivity for no reason.

Our universe's oldest galaxies were hot messes

The natural complexity of the universe should phase out the possibility of some advanced civilization controlling reality itself, researchers argue.

The physics-based Martian rover simulator rides out of early access, offering tons of creative tools and impeccably chill vibes.

A rare sighting of a massive creature near Taiwan rekindles ancient myths and sparks scientific inquiry into life from the ocean's hidden depths.

Thanks to ancient people, and a few other factors, we do not consume Kentucky-fried blue tit.

A report from a NASA Goddard employee

A new study suggests that changes to Hektoria Glacier are unprecedented - but not all scientists agree.

On July 4, 2012, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland announced with great fanfare that they had successfully detected the Higgs boson, the manifestation of the mechanism that gives some elementary particles their mass. The finding wa…

A violent asteroid strike once scorched Finland’s landscape — but within just a few million years, microbes had reclaimed the crater, revealing how destruction can spark new beginnings.

Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a new composite material that is stronger, tougher and better a…

"He looked me straight in the eye and said, 'the space station is the experiment.'"

Scientists discovered a new crustacean species in the Atacama Trench, 8,000 meters deep, revealing the Hadal zone as a potential haven for hidden marine life...

Scientists uncovered how the amino acid leucine enhances mitochondrial efficiency by preserving crucial proteins that drive energy production. By downregulating the protein SEL1L, leucine prevents unnecessary degradation and strengthens the cell’s power outpu…

A trillionth-of-a-second camera just captured something no lens ever has. Scientists say it rewrites how we see materials.

Ancient horsetails may hold the key to understanding Earth’s prehistoric climate. A group of scientists from The University of New Mexico has discovered that an ancient and unusual plant could hold the key to revealing details about Earth’s distant climate hi…

Reflect Orbital, a California-based startup, has asked the FCC for approval to launch its first experimental satellite as early as 2026. The company's long-term plan – to...

"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"

Earth went through five documented mass extinction events throughout its 4.54-billion-year history. They occurred approximately 445, 365…

It's not just humans who notice optical illusions; certain animals do too, and they often use it to their advantage.

A sonic boom was heard as the object hurtled through the sky. See the incredible pictures.

The moon isn't full quite yet.