The Perseids meteor shower is active through Aug. 23 but its peak nights are Tuesday, Aug. 12 and Wednesday, Aug. 13. Under the right conditions – and the moon may play a role in what we can see this ...

Meteorite that tore through southeastern US skies this summer determined to be older than Earth itself, researchers say ...

A new executive order grants Trump appointees authority over all US federal research funding. Critics say the order is an authoritarian assault on science.

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In the UK, you can start spotting meteors soon after sunset on 11 August, but the best viewing is between midnight and around ...

What are peak viewing times for summer's biggest meteor shower in Austin? Find out where to go and how to see the best of the ...

The colloquial term “warp drive” comes from science fiction, most famously Star Trek. The faster-​than-light warp drive of the Federation works by colliding matter and antimatter and converting the ...

"People in the U.S. can reasonably expect to see around 40 Perseids in the hour just before dawn on the peak nights. That’s ...

Every year in August, the Earth sails through a dusty debris left behind by comet Swift-Tuttle, creating the spectacular ...

This galaxy formed just 930 million years after the Big Bang, offering a rare glimpse into the universe's early years.

Astronomers have identified an ultramassive black hole that could be the largest ever measured, hidden in a distant galaxy ...

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