A new massive valley on the surface of planet Mercury has recently been discovered. Planetary scientists suggest that this feature might be the first evidence that Mercury is apparently shrinking.
Astronomers have revealed new information about the origins of a mysterious cosmic event known as "fast radio bursts," thanks to new data from the CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope in Australia.
Based on the theory that the first human civilizations began in Mesopotamia in 3,000 B.C.E., a new study has re-examined how life began on Earth in the form of an asteroid that crashed in Mexico, forming a massive crater that wiped out all dinosaurs some 65 million years ago.
Two Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth on Friday after staying for a month in space, aboard a Chinese space station. This is China's longest manned mission as part of the nation's ambitious space programs.
Astronomers have detected the most perfect star in the universe. Scientists describe this star, which is located 50,000 light years away from Earth, as the most perfectly round cosmic object.
Pluto could have an ocean deep underneath its frozen "heart," according to a new study. Planetary scientists suggest that the frozen planet may have "rolled over on its axis" due to the powerful tidal forces from its largest moon, Charon.
The world's smallest magnifying glass changed the scientific theory that light cannot focus down on a particle with smaller wavelength.
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for an ambitious space telescope project to take the first photo of an Earth-like exoplanet in Alpha Centauri, which is the nearest star system to our planet.
NASA is busy preparing for a new satellite mission that will track hurricanes. The swarm of satellites, which scientists call a "constellation" of hurricane tracking satellites, would be deployed in the event of an incoming hurricane.
The extra big and bright supermoon revealed itself to the whole world on Monday and had sky watchers mesmerized. Astronomers say the moon has not been this close to Earth since 1948. The moon did not only shine its brightest last night, but it also brought more floods in Florida.
