Space

The star marking true north is a good deal heavier than we thought. The North Star is 5.1 times as […]

To leave a lasting trail, meteors need to aim low. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors that

For millennia, humans have seen inexplicable things in the sky. Some have been beautiful, some have been terrifying, and some

A new look at decades-old data from the Apollo missions has uncovered evidence of tens of thousands of previously unrecognized

A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar

One of the most compelling potential signs of extraterrestrial communication might have an astrophysical explanation. Called the “Wow!” signal, the

As more and more species near extinction, scientists have been collecting samples from animals, plants and other creatures and storing

For the first time, astronomers have seen gas boiling and bubbling on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you

Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you