Scientists are trying to understand how the caves formed and how life is supported in extreme environments. The post ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

Dramatic theories have been proposed to explain the mysterious interiors of Uranus and Neptune, the ice giants of our solar ...

Once its rings vanish from sight in March 2025, Saturn will look like a pale yellow sphere through most telescopes.

Pictures may enliven us, but other data, such as information about magnetic fields, add a huge amount to our understanding of ...

The resulting ... Magnetic Field Maps of the Sun's Corona Sep. 11, 2024 — Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Nuclear pulse propulsion is a technology that would work. It was being developed in the 1960s but it was stopped because of ...

"Scientifically there's a huge amount we can learn from asteroids," says Alan Fitzsimmons, an astronomer at Queens University ...

Billy Joel has postponed his upcoming Ford Field show with Stevie Nicks to Nov. 15, citing an unspecified "medical condition" and recovery from a recent surgery. The piano pop superstar was set to ...

Both teams from the state of Michigan are firmly in the March Madness field of 68 ... The selection show takes place at 6 p.m. on CBS, immediately following the championship game for the Big ...

An international team, including an Oregon State University astrophysicist, has confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections of the sun’s magnetic ...