Red supergiants are a class of star that end their lives in supernova explosions. Their lifecycles are not fully understood, partly due to difficulties in measuring...
A group of international researchers have returned to the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago to take a fresh look at the cosmic...
Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of an object called P/2019 LD2 which is part-comet, part-asteroid.
When the pandemic hit, the song of birds offered joy and hope. The author of a new book recalls that glittering spring and explains the science...
Liftoff is at 8:37 p.m. EST (0137 March 1 GMT).
A mammoth tooth uncovered from the Siberian permafrost yields the oldest DNA yet discovered and provides insight into the evolution of the giant beasts.
A quasar is an extremely bright and distant point-like source visible to radio telescopes. The source is a so-called Active Galactic Nucleus, fueled by a supermassive...
MOSCOW, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Russia successfully launched its first “Arktika-M” satellite on Sunday to monitor the Arctic’s climate and environment, the Russian state space corporation...
A study by the University of Southampton gives a new perspective on why our planet has managed to stay habitable for billions of years – concluding...
School students in India have discovered 18 asteroids as part of a global science programme, according to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organisation...