Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to heal. As wind farms expand, some can ...

On Monday, May 12, people will be able to see the full moon, although it might appear slightly smaller than usual, a ...

NASA's Hubble captured a rare event 600 million light-years away: a black hole devouring a star in a Tidal Disruption Event ...

Friday, May 2, presents a perfect opportunity to catch the mighty ice giant Neptune close to the planets Saturn and Venus in ...

Vesta has a number of characteristics working in its favor when it comes to its visibility in the night sky. For one, it ...

The discovery of Eos, the closest known molecular cloud to Earth and one of the largest structures in the night sky, hints at ...

An interest in understanding the role that the Milky Way played in Egyptian culture and religion has led University of ...

Astronomers utilized state-of-the-art telescopes and advanced imaging techniques to detect this celestial body’s faint emissions. The object’s far distance from the Earth made this a challenging ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an ...

For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid and eventually concluded it was more like a planet with a crust, mantle ...

VATICAN CITY – Images of Sister Genevieve’s slight frame, standing in solemn prayer just feet from Pope Francis’ body, were beamed around the world. The 82-year-old French nun was not ...