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A record-breaking study into a giant sunspot that triggered Earth’s biggest geomagnetic storm in more than two decades has revealed surprising new details about the explosive…

QUICK FACTSName: Avenue of the Baobabs, or Alley of the BaobabsLocation: Menabe, MadagascarCoordinates: -20.2504, 44.4196Why it’s incredible: The baobabs are the remnants of a dense forest…

The 1,100-year-old mummified remains of a man reveal he likely died in an ancient turquoise mining accident in Chile. Extensive evidence of blunt-force trauma discovered on…

This weekend brings a prime opportunity to see the biggest planet in the solar system shining at its brightest all year.After dominating the night sky for…

Milestone: Prize for theory of elastic waves awardedDate: Jan. 9, 1816 (some sources say Jan. 8)Where: ParisWho: Sophie GermainIn January 1816, the secretary general of the…

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have just spotted a new type of celestial object: Cloud-9, a starless, gas-rich cloud of dark matter that was slightly…

NASA has postponed a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) and is considering bringing back its crew early due to a medical issue that arose…

A shock wave, far away in space, might be the telltale sign of the first confirmed “runaway” supermassive black hole, escaping its host galaxy at 2.2…

Earth-orbiting satellites could begin colliding with one another in less than three days in a worst-case-scenario scenario — potentially triggering a runaway cascade that may render…

Scientists analyzing the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have discovered the fastest-spinning asteroid in its size class yet.The record-breaking space rock, called 2025…