When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash between two planets, and ...

Astronomers have caught what may be a rare cosmic catastrophe unfolding 11,000 light-years away. A seemingly ordinary sun-like star suddenly began flickering wildly, puzzling scientists until they ...

Scientists discover binary asteroids near Earth can trade rocks and dust through slow collisions, revealing clues about asteroid evolution.

Astronomers have witnessed evidence of an extremely violent collision between planets, and it resembles the event in Earth's history that created the moon.

Growing interest in conductive textiles and grounding bedding highlights the expanding role of materials science in ...

USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) ("USAR”) today announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Caulfield to its Board of Directors, effective March 9, 2026. Dr. Caulfield currently serves as Executive ...

The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, putting it just under 2 ...

They were too big and too far away to exist by the rules. Now, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has finally cracked the chemical code of these distant ...

Researchers show AI can learn a rare programming language by correcting its own errors, improving its coding success from 39% to 96%.

Most materials, especially metals and ceramics, are crystals. Their atoms are arranged in three-dimensional lattices that repeat the same exact pattern, over and over again. But there's a well-known ...

"Follow the water" has been a guiding mantra of astrobiology, and even space exploration more generally, for decades. If you ...

Astronomers have discovered that the birth of neutron stars with magnetic fields trillions of times stronger than Earth's magnetosphere is the "magic trick" behind superbright supernovas.