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Imagine a galaxy reflected in a fun house hall of mirrors. You'd see the galaxy, repeated again and again, with each image becoming mor...

Russia has launched its decades delayed Nauka module to the International Space Station, which will represent the largest addition to Russia...

After more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.

A meteorite found nestled in a horseshoe imprint in England was formed in the early days of the solar system and may contain the building bl...

When Earth's sun grows into a red giant 5 billion years from now, solar wind will shred our planet's magnetic field to bits.

Chased from the Northumbrian throne in 806, King Eardwulf is believed to have hidden in this cave for the rest of his life.

Some theories point toward a natural origin and others claim the virus accidentally leaked from a lab.

A near-complete fossil skeleton of an ancient reptile dates to 300 million years ago. It had a blunt skull for tunneling underground, and sp...

A high-altitude balloon mission would investigate a controversial way to reduce global temperatures.

The decline can largely be attributed to deaths from COVID-19.

An adenovirus that causes the common cold may have emerged 700,000 years ago.

The delta variant now makes up 83% of new U.S. cases, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

The billionaire's flight has opened up a debate about what "astronauts' and "space' even are.

With their bright orange hues and lengthy migration, monarch butterflies are one of the world's most iconic insects.

A 100-pound opah fish, also known as a moonfish, was recently found washed up on a beach in Oregon hundreds of miles from its normal habitat...

The Blue Origins rocket New Shepard launched to the edge of space today, with former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and three other passengers onboar...

Here's where to watch Jeff Bezos and three other crew members go to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will blast into space in his first-ever suborbital flight. But what does that mean, and does it even ma...

Pikas eat yak poop to help them survive winters at high altitudes on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Asia.

After more than a month in safe mode, the Hubble Space Telescope is back online. A wonky power regulator circuit may be to blame.

Deer, crocodiles and even a human are just some of the odd meals engulfed by pythons. How do they gorge on such giant fare? Python snakes do...

Astrophysicists say our universe might be shaped like a three-dimensional donut, meaning you could point a spaceship in one direction and ev...

A 1972 report predicted the collapse of human society by the mid-2000s. New research suggests that, yeah, we're right on track.

How does DNA know when to become active?

Higher tides, bigger earthquakes, and more frequent volcanic eruptions would plague the planet.