Astronomy

Sea ice is frozen seawater that floats in the ocean. This photo, taken from NASA’s Gulfstream V Research Aircraft on July 21, 2022, shows Arctic sea ice in the Lincoln Sea north of Greenland.

India continues to refine the hardware and recovery procedures for its Gaganyaan human spaceflight program.

The post-golden hour launch ascended through bright blue morning skies.

Spouses often share psychiatric diagnoses, according to an analysis of almost 15 million people in three countries

The Soroya Ridge was the recent destination in NASA's Perseverance rover's journey to explore the landscape of Mars.

A map of DNA methylation changes in human organs—from the stomach to the retinas—could help researchers discover more targets for antiaging therapies

Our understanding of cosmology hinges on how well we know our own local universe, which remains poorly mapped and poorly understood

Hurricane forecast maps are more complex than they appear. Understanding them could change how you prepare for the next storm.

It was the 109th Falcon 9 mission of the year.

Hidden within meteorites that fall to Earth are tiny spheres that have puzzled scientists for decades. These mysterious droplets, called chondrules, are time capsules from the birth of our Solar Syste and now, a team from Japan and Italy have used them to pinpoint exactly when Jupiter formed, solving a long standing planetary mystery.

That yellow spot -- what is it?

Being vaccinated against hepatitis B may reduce chronic inflammation levels in the body, which could help ward off diabetes

Being vaccinated against hepatitis B may reduce chronic inflammation levels in the body, which could help ward off diabetes

"We love Alabama. I only won it by about 47 points. I don't think that influenced my decision, right?"

Winning more than $1 billion in Powerball is an exciting possibility, but keeping a cool math mind can help you decide whether that opportunity is worth your $2 bet

A cable design that sends light through air rather than solid glass could cut signal loss and make long-distance transmissions cheaper

The drug rapamycin has been linked to a longer life and we're starting to understand how it might have this effect

The drug rapamycin has been linked to a longer life and we're starting to understand how it might have this effect

Surprising discoveries about the species responsible for 90 per cent of mushroom-related deaths is revealing the fungi kingdom to be even stranger than we had thought