In a first-of-its-kind discovery, astronomers claim they have directly measured the magnetic fields of multiple planets beyond our solar system — potentially providing a crucial new tool in the search ...

NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of about 230 tons of TNT and generating a sonic boom heard ...

China just launched its rival to SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, reportedly without providing any advance safety warnings. The 236-foot-tall (72 meters) March 12B rocket blasted off at ...

A 2015 astronaut photo shows dark-orange water that appears to bleed across the bright-white floor of a high-altitude salt ...

The Colosseum was the largest amphitheater built in ancient Rome. The massive arena held thousands of spectators, who packed the stands to watch gladiators battle to the death and fight exotic animals ...

The Euphrates River fueled the "cradle of civilization," and a new study reveals the waterway was born of two other ancient ...

A child's 4,000-year-old skull found in Uzbekistan has signs of trepanation, making it the oldest evidence of surgery in ...

The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of ...

Fingal's Cave is a hollow inside the Scottish island of Staffa that is characterized by massive, interlocking hexagonal ...

Researchers in Japan have created a device that promises to boost computer processing speeds, without generating massive ...

A weird 20-legged machine could change how scientists think about the ideal robot form. For decades, roboticists have been ...

Skywatchers will be treated to a rare sight this month: a Blue Moon that is also a "micromoon." It marks the first time since ...