Astronomers have discovered 21 one-in-a-million binary systems in which sun-like stars orbit a hidden "dead star," an extremely dense and compact object called a neutron star. One of the neutron…
Mosses are among the great terraformers on Earth, turning barren rocks into fertile soils, and now a team of scientists is proposing that these non-vascular plants can do the same…
CNN — Scientists have long theorized the existence of lunar caves - underground passages formed by volcanic processes that are connected to the pits that cover the surface of the…
NASA's Europa Clipper, pictured in this illustration, which was updated in December 2020, will orbit Jupiter on an elliptical trajectory, dipping close to its moon Europa on each flyby to…
A fast-spinning neutron star that beams radiation across the universe like a cosmic beacon has been discovered by US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Remote Sensing Division intern Amaris McCarver and…
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Microbes that are used for healthcare, agriculture or other applications must be able to withstand extreme conditions and ideally the manufacturing processes used to make tablets…
Recent studies have highlighted the catastrophic potential of extreme solar flares, especially when combined with a weakened magnetic field. These phenomena, which occur approximately every thousand years, can significantly disrupt…
Nintendo just started a new mega extreme fun sale on the Switch eShop, including the lowest price for Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp. Many of his other titles are also…
A flight attendant left unable to do her dream job after breaking her leg in seven places during severe turbulence has won a six-figure sum. Eden Garrity, 31, was pushing…
A new catalog of 126 worlds outside the Solar System contains a cornucopia of newly discovered planets — some with extreme and exotic natures, but others that could potentially support…