Scientists may finally know what made the largest explosion in the universe ever seen by humankind so...
Science & Astronomy
In “Purple Haze,” the revolutionary rock anthem written and sung by immortal ’60s rocker Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970),...
Experiencing low gravity for the first time isn’t for the faint of heart. Space.com’s senior writer Tereza...
Rocket launches are extreme events, for animals as well as humans. “When the [space] shuttle lifts off,...
The ‘cocoons’ of debris that surround dying stars appear to be able to create tiny ripples in...
The chemical composition of a strange star found in the halo of our Milky Way galaxy represents...
Astronomers have used the youngest objects in the Milky Way to build a new map of the...
Dark matter, the invisible material that makes up the vast majority of the universe’s mass, may collect...
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning image of a distant barred spiral galaxy...
The Strawberry Moon was a sweet treat for skywatchers around the world this month. June’s full moon,...
