For Americans, news of a record warm January might seem odd given how cold it was. But the U.S. is just a tiny fraction of ...

Although the chances of impact are slim, Bennu is still one of the most potentially hazardous known asteroids in our solar ...

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

The second season of Invincible opens not in the prime Earth, but in an alternate one. On that Earth, we learn that Mark has ...

Félicette was the first cat to travel to space, launching on October 18, 1963. Félicette was one of 14 female cats trained ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

The Wollemi Pine’s bark looks like bubbling chocolate—but its real secret? It’s a 200-million-year-old survivor from the age ...

The hunk of space rock measures somewhere between 130 and 300 feet long, but its speed is unknown. “It’s a matter of ‘does it ...

January 2025 globally was 0.09 degrees Celsius warmer than January 2024, the previous hottest January, and was 1.75 degrees ...