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The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of NGC 4694, a galaxy that possesses unusual properties that complicate its ...

Miles of air cover Earth. The boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space, the Kármán line, is about 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the planet's surface. However, about 99.9% of the mass of ...

This bright green sea creature contains a toxic pigment that protects it from predators, kills bacteria and determines the ...

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, ...

Brain scans of modern listeners suggest that Aztec whistles sound like human screams, which may have prepared sacrifice ...

Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste than ever before.

Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights.

Neanderthals tended to bury their dead in caves, while early modern humans buried their dead in the fetal position, new ...

A five-year leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station has gotten worse over time. Now, NASA and Russia's ...

The world’s first 100% silicon anode battery will be manufactured from 2027 and will offer future EVs a 186-mile range with ...