By Joey RouletteWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defunct Russian satellite disintegrated into more than 100 pieces of debris in orbit, forcing astronauts on the International Space Station to shelter in place…
Antikythera mechanism. Credit: National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece Techniques developed to analyze the waves in space-time detected by one of the most sensitive pieces of scientific equipment of the 21st…
Low-temperature hydrothermal vents can survive on the dark ocean floors of moons like Jupiter's Europa for potentially billions of years, new computer simulations show, as astrobiologists seek to understand whether…
The monster Black hole at the center of our galaxy can unleash huge, gaseous explosions — and now astronomers think they've pinpointed the exact spot where that superheated gas spills…
A massive "planet-killer" asteroid will come very close to Earth today (June 27), safely zipping past our planet at about 58,000 miles per hour (93,000 km/h). The 'potentially dangerous' mountain-sized…
Kyrenia ship hull during excavation. Hull of a Kyrenia ship on the seabed off northern Cyprus during underwater excavations in the late 1960s. Credit: Image courtesy of the Kyrenia Ship…
Two rare asteroids will pass Earth at close range this week, just 42 hours apart.Due to their size and trajectory, both space rocks are labeled as "potentially hazardous". But that…
WASHINGTON — NASA has chosen SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will be used to carry out the final phases of deorbiting the International Space Station around the end of…
In mid-May, a once-in-a-generation aurora and australis, or northern and southern lights, lit up skies around the world. Delicate shades of red were visible as far south as Jamaica, Mexico…
Summary: A new study reveals how the protein Gephyrin helps form synapses, providing new insights into brain connectivity. The findings could help develop treatments for disorders such as autism, epilepsy…