Ever wonder how much of what you know about space is actually true? Popular culture has fed us a steady diet of space ...

Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart.

The Avengers have some superlatively powerful members and these ten members of the team could easily destroy the Earth.

Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

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How common are Earth-like planets in the universe? When I started working on supernova explosions, I never imagined that my ...

SpaceX confirmed that one Starlink satellite recently exploded in orbit, and it is now tumbling to re-enter the planet.

The enjoyably over-the-top second series of post-apocalyptic video game adaptation Fallout offers gory confirmation that ...

Rocky planets like our Earth may be far more common than previously thought, according to new research published in the ...

A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...

For years, coastal communities around the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico have watched towering mats of sargassum roll ashore. The seaweed piles stretch for miles, rot in the sun, choke coastlines with ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside stars, far removed from the calm conditions required for life itself. The ...