A major X-ray observing mission is set to launch on Saturday (Aug. 26), aiming to provide astronomers...
Science & Astronomy
For the first time, scientists have shown that sound can travel through the emptiness of a vacuum....
On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia. A young...
“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star stuff. We are a way for the...
The quest to find dark matter is a curious one. It is, quite literally, a shot in...
The breakup of supercontinents may trigger explosive eruptions that send fountains of diamonds shooting up to Earth’s...
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights....
Russia’s first moon mission in nearly half a century may be in serious trouble. The Luna-25 spacecraft...
This year’s El Niño may drive ocean temperatures to “substantially exceed” those recorded during the last strong...
On Aug. 18, 1868, a French astronomer named Pierre Jules César Janssen discovered helium while observing a...
