Astronomers measure the speed at which the solar system is hurtling through space by mapping surrounding galaxies and ...
High above Antarctica, a series of NASA research balloons picked up radio signals that should not exist, at least not ...
A clear look at the discovery of 40,000 near-Earth asteroids, how scientists track them, and the missions working to keep our ...
In late October, Hurricane Melissa (that should have been called “Godzilla”) battered western Jamaica with 185-mile-an-hour winds. It tossed the roofs of ...
Scientists have a formula for combining humidity and temperature, yielding what they call a “wet bulb” temperature. We cool off by sweating and letting the moisture evaporate from our skins, but that ...
Thousands of exoplanets have been found, but only a few stand out as truly Earth-like. These 16 may be the most promising homes for future life beyond our solar system.