How the nature of environmental law is changing in defense of the planet and the climate
The effects of Earth's changing climate is driving up the number of legal suits related to environmental issues
Moon quiz: For all lunatics
Think you know Earth's moon? Test your knowledge in a lunar quiz!
Scientists just recreated the universe’s first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.
If everyone in the world turned on the lights at the same time, what would happen?
Beyond powering lights, it's also important to think about where all that light would go.
X-ray telescope finds something unexpected with the ‘heartbeat black hole’
Unexpected X-ray polarization challenges long-held ideas about how black holes behave.
Whose moon is it anyway? A matching space quiz
In this quiz, you’ll test your cosmic knowledge by matching each moon to the planet it calls home.
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
There's a gap in black hole masses, and experts believe here is where 'lite intermediate black holes' reside.
This baby star’s big explosion fired back: ‘Nature is far more complex than humans think’
Astronomers discovered a star-triggered explosion shaping its dusty disk, revealing a far more chaotic and intense environment than previously thought.
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers 300 mysteriously luminous objects. Are they galaxies or something else?
Deep-field images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope revealed 300 unusually energetic early galaxy candidates, offering new insights into how the universe formed and evolved over 13 billion years ago.
Milky Way and zodiacal light glow above telescopes in Chile | Space photo of the day for Aug. 15, 2025
The Milky Way galaxy glows alongside the zodiacal light over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.