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The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.

The cloud has baffled astronomers since its discovery in 2018. Now, a new study offers a possible cause for its appearance.

Made up of small fragments left behind by Halley’s Comet, these meteors are known for being especially bright and speedy.

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

Lying beyond Pluto, 2026 ED138 could be as large as 1,500 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers are still working to confirm whether it meets the criteria for a dwarf planet.

A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.

The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.

Shorter days don’t have to spell trouble for your houseplants. These are the lights we’ve used and loved in our own homes.

Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.