Although we understand the modern deep-water cycle, we know very little about how it worked when earth was still a very young planet, lead researcher Michael Hartnady said in a media statement. Multi… [+1510 chars]
Zeta Ophiuchi, one of the well known and oldest stars in the sky and it is hurtling towards the Milky Way Galaxy. The star is 20 times hotter than the Sun and is located 440 light-years from Earth. I… [+1570 chars]
On Aug. 22, 2016, a fireball streaked across the sky over South Australia. A low, bright meteor. It was one of hundreds of space rocks that plunge through Earths atmosphere every yearand are big enou… [+8554 chars]
In the early 2030s, the European Space Agency intends to plant a probe deep within the crushing atmosphere of Venus a brutal planet that constantly burns at a blistering 864 degrees Fahrenheit (462 d… [+5683 chars]
New research has found that microbial instability in the gut could hinder the performance of elite endurance athletes, and that short-term, high-protein diets are associated with this type of imbalan… [+2883 chars]
Astronomers have created the largest ever 3D map of 1 million distant galaxies otherwise obscured by the Milky Way's dwarf galaxy neighbors, the Magellanic Clouds. The Magellanic Clouds are irregul… [+3407 chars]