In her second pop-science book, theoretical cosmologist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein returns to her celestial and cultural roots.

Scientists studying mysterious ultra-powerful cosmic rays have uncovered a surprising hidden pattern that could finally help ...

NASA’s space telescopes tuned into an epic cosmic rock show, capturing new images of a space guitar that’s billowing in the wake of an erratic neutron star as it releases a flame-like streak across ...

Despite being the most abundant particles in the universe, neutrinos are notoriously difficult to detect.

ARGONNE, Ill. – They came from outer space. And now, particles of comet dust that traveled from the far reaches of the solar system to Earth are traveling the United States, including a stop at the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: When you drill down into the very fabric of reality—where elementary particles make up the matter that is you and me and everything around us in three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Light from stars travels through space, which is mostly an empty vacuum. William Attard McCarthy - McCarthy's PhotoWorks/Moment ...

High-energy cosmic rays, 10 million times more powerful than particles accelerated in Earth's strongest atom smasher, may ...

An astronaut aboard the Gemini 7 space mission more than 60 years ago reported seeing a “bogey” unidentified object that ...

For billions of years, Earth has been bombarded by tiny particles of rock and metal from space. When these extraterrestrial specks hit the upper atmosphere at hypersonic speeds, they burn and melt ...

What comes to mind when you think of space? Imagine a friend boasting about a spacious building, stadium or museum they recently visited. Do you envision the building as vast and expansive? Is it ...