At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the 'devastating' effects of nearby supernova explosions, a new study suggests. Researchers say these super-powerful blasts ...

University of Arizona researchers are among a group of scientists who hope to discover what happened immediately after the Big Bang, when the universe expanded in a fraction of a ...

The 700–1,300 feet-wide space rock deformed rocks more than six miles from the impact site when it hit 600 million years ago.

Singapore has achieved a new global first—an underwater art gallery at an extraordinary depth of around 4.3 miles (7 kilometers). Three stainless-steel cubes, designed by Singaporean artist Lakshmi ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

NSIDC expertise has contributed to the enhancement of Xarray, a popular open-source tool used for data analysis and ...

Newly recovered satellite data reveals a lost continent beneath Antarctica, shedding light on Earth’s ancient geological past.

Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth after an extended nine-month stay in space, experiencing ...

Cambridge University researchers have uncovered evidence that two distinct populations of ancient hominins, separated for ...

A distant exoplanet discovered, named Enaiposha, is unlike anything found in our own solar system, similar to a "super-Venus" ...

D printers will make the tools, structures, and habitats space pioneers need to survive in a hostile alien environment.

The rate of stars going supernova near Earth appears to match two mass extinctions -- 372 million years ago and 445 million ...