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Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan’s car collection includes some of the world’s strangest and largest vehicles. His garage ...

Few prehistoric monsters capture the imagination quite like the megalodon. From natural history museums to the silver screen, ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered into the atmosphere of a cosmic body that could be a ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.

Martian dust is mostly rust. Mars’s famed color has captivated humankind for centuries, earning its nickname of the ‘Red Planet’. Romans named Mars for their god of war because its colour was ...

In research highlighted in a new paper, published today in The Astrophysical Journal, Scientia Senior Lecturer Ben Montet and PhD candidate Brendan McKee analysed changes in the timing of a known ...

In this article, learn about the possible causes for pupils of different sizes, as well as when to see a doctor. If a person’s pupils suddenly change size, it is best to seek medical attention.

The SPHEREx telescope will create the most colorful map of the cosmos, while the four satellites of the PUNCH mission track ...