Of everything shouted at us during last Friday afternoon’s protest of ICE’s invasion of Minnesota, what especially stood out for me was a man who drove by and yelled angrily, ...

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually difficult to spot.

Recently, scientists discovered the fastest-spinning large asteroid in the solar system.It’s about the length of eight football fields — but it fully rotates every two minutes, or even a little faster ...

NASA completes assembly of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The observatory will enter final testing before launch, providing infrared surveys and cosmic data for astronomy research.

The curious minds at What If take us on a cosmic auditory journey, imagining what it would be like to hear the distinctive sounds of every planet in our solar system.

In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the ...

What is ‘plug-in’ solar, and will it be coming to Maine anytime soon? Plus, an everyday but little-known source of carbon ...

In the last month, Mondal’s daily life underwent some subtle, yet drastic changes. The engine on his ferry stopped emitting noxious fumes. He no longer needed costly fuel, which occasionally spilled ...

Astronomers have spotted runaway black holes screaming through space, leaving trails of stars in in their wake.

There's no telling what will gain traction on social media, but one conspiracy theory has gained enough traction for NASA to make a statement.

Few things are as captivating as a dark, star-filled sky. But the stars we see and enjoy don’t just “exist”; they all came into being long ago inside of ...

Falling space junk is becoming a real-world hazard, and scientists have found a clever new way to track it using instruments ...