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I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Scientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered, because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals. The child’s remains were ...

From fruit flies to monkeys and even a tortoise, a variety of animals have made the historic journey beyond our planet.

Urban legends take a cosmic twist as planets are anthropomorphized in this intriguing piece. Each planet exhibits unique, ...

These rocks turned out to contain a mineral called kaolinite, which on Earth forms in warm, rainy environments or near hot ...

There are three Mercury retrograde dates in 2025, when the planet of communication appears to travel backward in the sky and infamously creates a chaotic energy that affects each zodiac sign.

Mercury retrograde from March 14 to April 7 travels through Aries and Pisces, coinciding with a full moon and lunar eclipse, ...

There are several dormant volcanoes under Antarctica's ice sheet that may unleash their fury when reckless human behavior ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

Ethical humans create for artificial intelligence the guidelines we would create for any dangerous technology. We do not need ...

“Earthrise” begins with a quotation from William Anders, who, as a member of the first crew to circle the moon, took the ...