Astronomers have traced two mysterious fast radio bursts from space to wildly different places, which suggests the phenomenon ...

Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.

In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

Giant ground-based reflector telescopes do much of astronomy's heavy lifting, although the U.S.'s largest in Hawaii is not ...

The latest eruption of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is the fourth such episode that began on December 23.

In 2011, the 30-year space shuttle program ended as Atlantis touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. With five shuttles ...

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 61 acres in Ventura, California Monday night and was at 47% containment Tuesday afternoon. A ...

Mount Everest is indeed the world's highest mountain, with its peak standing at 8,849m (that's 8.8km) above the ocean.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is preparing for launch in 2027, with a mission to study distant galaxies and explore dark ...

The world’s largest study of proteins circulating the human body will begin in the UK this month, with the aim of pinpointing how diseases develop and paving the way for simple blood tests to detect ...

The world’s largest study of proteins circulating the human body will begin in the UK this month, with the aim of pinpointing how diseases develop and paving the way for simple blood tests to ...

The legacy of Arecibo's nearly 60 years of astronomy research is strong, even after its loss in a dramatic 2020 collapse. Arecibo Observatory, located in Puerto Rico, was the world's second ...