In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention.…

A study of NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) data on stellar pairs undergoing mutual eclipses has uncovered more than…

On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This…

Lavish clothes worn by royalty and clergy in medieval Christian Nubia have been re-created based on 1,200-year-old murals of these…

QUICK FACTSName: Athena bowlWhat it is: A silver bowl with gold accentsWhere it is from: Hildesheim, central GermanyWhen it was…

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There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies…

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The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight from May 5-6, giving skywatchers a chance to spot fast-moving “shooting stars”…