A 54-million-ton asteroid that was previously believed to be headed toward Earth will not be hitting our planet this year, according to NASA.

A distant star's explosive demise left behind an active stellar corpse, which is believed to be the source of multiple energetic flares detected over several months. This occurrence, a phenomenon astronomers had never seen before, was reported by a team led b…

NASA's Juno spacecraft recently made a close flyby of the solar system's most volcanic body, the Jovian moon of Io.

Before life on our planet exploded in diversity, Earth was once a 'wormworld', dominated by wriggling tube-shaped creatures.

It's a matter of millimeters, but researchers say it's a cause of real concern

“Neanderthal DNA represents only a small percentage of the modern human genome, and these influences are just one piece of the genetic puzzle that makes each person unique,” one genetic…

An incredible discovery of a huge amount of water marks the first-ever detection of vapour at such an unimaginable distance in time. - - -Never miss a weathe...

In order for a fire to sustain itself, it needs three things: fuel, heat, and oxygen, with the disruption of just one of those causing the fire to extinguish. Water, sand, and carbon dioxide-based …

A re-processing of images of Uranus and Neptune taken by Voyager 2 show that these two planets are nearly alike in their colors.

NASA's NIAC program is developing MAGGIE, a solar-powered, fixed-wing aircraft with vertical take-off and landing capabilities, set to revolutionize Mars exploration.

Imagine your laughter, your deepest sigh, your most passionate declaration, encoded as data, hurtling through the cosmos. Not just a message, but a snapshot of your essence, your human spark, sailing…

A little over a decade ago, researchers in Australia were placing recorders in the nests of superb fairywrens (Malurus cyaneus) when they discovered something entirely unexpected.

The International Space Station is crewed by some of the smartest, bravest people in history. Their biggest challenge? Just getting through the day.

Scientists from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have confirmed the underlying physics of a newly discovered phenomenon of magnet levitation. In 2021, a scientist from Turkey published a research paper detailing an experiment where a magnet was attac…

One plausible explanation suggests that the gravitational influence of an ancient moon with a backward orbit could have caused this phenomenon.

A research team from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully harnessed artificial intelligence (AI) and deep-learning techniques to model atomic-level RNA 3D structures

Facial yoga exercises present a natural and cost-effective method to combat double chin issues. Incorporating these exercises into your daily routine can lead to noticeable improvements over time.

Carbon dioxide has not been as high as today's concentrations in 14 million years thanks to fossil fuel emissions now warming the planet. Today atmospheric carbon dioxide is at its highest level in at least several million years thanks to widespread combustio…

Oops! Scientific American did it again, this time with an op-ed that could have been ripped from the pages of The Onion.  As is so common these days, the piece proposes that we change the language of

Space may be infinite, but the Earth’s orbit is not. Since 2019, the number of satellites circling the planet has more than doubled. Companies like Elon Musk...

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5 million observations over the years. One of them is the incredible image of Abell 2744.Abell 2744, known as Pan...

On January 8th, we celebrate the birth anniversary of one of the most brilliant minds in modern science, Professor Stephen Hawking. Born in 1942 in Oxford, England, Hawking made profound contributions to theoretical physics and cosmology that reshaped our und…

Let’s take a little tour, shall we? Picture yourself in a field near a forest on a summer’s evening. You’re awash in the sound of crickets chirping. Next, imagine yourself in a plush velvet seat in a…

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