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In a cosmic twist worthy of sci-fi, new research from Curtin University reveals that Earth’s crust may carry the fingerprints ...

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The moon is near new phase this week, and clearer skies and cooler overnight temperatures means that this is also an optimum ...

The composition of crystals in volcanic rocks changes with their ages in ways that correlate with the Solar System’s ...

The cosmos just got a little more intimate. For the first time, we can soar above the Milky Way, tracing its spiraling arms ...

An international research team led by the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has, for the first time, fully depicted the dynamic process of gas transport from ...

Explore 10 of the most stunning space images captured by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, revealing dramatic cosmic ...

Photographer Osama Fathi has produced a pair of breathtaking images showing the dramatic transformation of the moon during ...

On the night of September 7, a spectacular astronomical phenomenon unfolded in the skies over Egypt's White Desert National Park—a memorable total lunar eclipse. Photographer Osama Fathy captured this ...