"You know what? The Moon's big enough that we can nuke it and land on it at the same time, so let's give this a shot." In 1958, the U.S. government plotted to show up the Soviets in the Space Race — ...

Heed Carl Sagan’s warning before it’s too late.

Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, Mars Institute and NASA Ames Research Center in California.

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The phenomenon of seeing familiar patterns in objects where none exists is called pareidolia. In terms of our evolution, it ...

Helmed by a star-studded ensemble including Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Owen Wilson and Steve Buscemi, Armageddon ...

For millions of devotees, the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela is far more than just a gathering —  it is a sacred opportunity to take on ...

Many experts advise revisiting the activities you did in your youth — singing in the school choir or shoplifting during the ...

This newspaper has wonderfully named columns. Perhaps “Science Works” is one, but I’m not entirely satisfied with it. It was ...

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