A new animated map sheds light on the superhot "zombie star" at the heart of a nebula leftover from a distant supernova ...
Early life on Earth may have gotten an unexpected kickstart thanks to a massive meteor that struck the planet.
Data from the OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu place a ceiling on the strength of a hypothetical fifth force that could explain dark matter’s origins.
At 6 light-years from Earth, a discovery is shaking up astronomy. A new planet, Barnard b, has been detected orbiting a red ...
The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek ...
The three members of Wave to Earth chat with USA TODAY about their rapid ascent in music and second sold-out North American ...
Satellite enables forward-thinking businesses to leverage advanced technology for global connectivity, resilience and ...
The Smithsonian partners with NASA to present the Earth Information Center, a larger-than-life display that visualizes ...
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-8 mission will return to Earth early Friday morning (Oct. 25), and you can watch their homecoming live.
It may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but Earth's "mini-moon" is here to stay for a couple of months.
Unlike the existing moon — which has orbited our planet for about 4 billion years — this new floating rock is only expected to orbit the Earth once, beginning its trip Sept. 29 before breaking ...
As the first George Smiley novel is released by Nick Harkaway since his father John le Carré's death, we look at the other ...