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Scientists have puzzled over the origins of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean for years. Now, researchers think the sunken floor of an extinct ocean could be the cause.

Nuclear testing in the 1950s marked sediments at the bottom of a lake in Canada to such an extent that scientists are calling for it to become the symbol of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene.

Authorities were investigating on Tuesday whether a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach is space junk from a foreign rocket.

The last of six planned fire-in-space experiments will soon launch toward the International Space Station. Now there's a proposal to bring a similar effort to the surface of the moon.

Telesat is preparing to resume demonstrations for its delayed low Earth orbit broadband constellation after Rocket Lab successfully launched the Canadian operator's latest prototype satellite. The post Rocket Lab launch ...

A dying red giant star and the remains of a stellar companion it shredded long ago have created a rare and short-lived planetary nebula that resembles an overflowing cosmic jug.

Venezuela has formally joined the China-led International Lunar Research Station project. The post Venezuela signs up to China's moon base initiative appeared first on SpaceNews.

The intrepid Captain Ginger returns in "The Last Feeder," a comic series featuring an homage to one of the most classic 'Star Wars' posters.

The viral story of a French woman supposedly struck by a meteorite has been questioned by experts, who say the rock is likely of terrestrial origin.

The Gemini South telescope has captured a new image of the glowing nebula IC 2220. Nicknamed the Toby Jug Nebula, this object got its name because it looks like an old English jug. But no fun drinking games are happening...

At a recent summit, China revealed new details about its first crewed lunar mission scheduled for 2030, including schematics, graphics, and designs for the rockets, lander, and surface elements. The post China Will Use T...

In 1859, the Carrington Event, the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history, created spectacular auroral displays around the globe, illuminating the night skies so brightly that birds began singing and laborers...

La dirección de la NASA, incluidos expertos en clima entre los que figura un hispanohablante, estará disponible a las 4 p.m. EDT del jueves 20 de julio en la sede de la agencia en Washington para hacer balance de los r...

A budget review from the Senate Appropriations Committee is suggesting NASA consider canceling Mars Sample Return if the agency can't rein in the mission's growing costs.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has announced that three researchers associated with the UAH Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) have discovered a gamma-ray burst (GRB) approximately 2.4 ...

Astronomers have an ultracool star that only has a surface temperature of 425 degrees centigrade, cooler than the cleaning cycle of a typical oven. For comparison, the Sun has a surface temperature of about 5600 C. This ...

BepiColombo, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission, has revealed how electrons raining down onto the surface of Mercury can trigger high-energy auroras.

The galactic bulge at the heart of the Milky Way is haunted by the ghosts of dead stars spread out as a mysterious arrangement of planetary nebulas.

An exclusive look at the new trailer for Netflix's documentary, "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine"

Talk about punching above your weight class. A remarkable fossil has preserved the exact moment that an early mammal downed a much larger reptile.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 15 Starlink satellites to orbit early Wednesday (July 19), and you can watch the action live.