In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In May 2020, astronomers for the first time observed a planet getting swallowed by its host star. Based ...

Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

Venus, Saturn, and Mercury are full of surprises this month, and they have one more awe-striking display in store. Before ...

This isotope is found at a ratio of about one per 2,500 helium-4 ions, the latter being the common version of helium.

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Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

The newly discovered comet, C/2025 F2 (SWAN), is racing toward the Sun, and it may not survive its closest approach.

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure ...

Observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have provided a surprising twist in the narrative surrounding what is ...

A more fortunate era begins for three zodiac signs the week of April 7 - 13, 2025 as Mercury and Venus end their retrograde ...