Science

Scientists Announce Orbital Tilt Measurements in Youngest Planetary Star System Ever

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Scientists Announce Orbital Tilt Measurements in Youngest Planetary Star System Ever

Ancient Shell Shows That Days Were a Half-Hour Shorter 70 Million Years Ago

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Fossil rudist bivalves (Vaccinites) from the Al-Hajar Mountains, United...

Turbulent Convection Lies at the Heart of Stellar Activity

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A look into the interior of the Sun and a more evolved giant star.

Burned area trends in the Amazon similar to previous years

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Wildfire.

SOFIA’s Infrared View of the Skies

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Composite image of W51A, the largest star-forming region in our galaxy. Dozens of massive stars that are more than eight times the...

First Official Names Given to Features on Asteroid Bennu

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This flat projection mosaic of asteroid Bennu shows the locations of the first 12 surface features to receive...

Something From Nothing

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Something From Nothing

ALMA Radio Telescope Array Spots Metamorphosing Aged Star

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ALMA image of the old star system W43A. The high velocity bipolar jets ejected from the central...