Imagine a fiery wall of gas reaching temperatures up to 50,000 K (equivalent to 90,000 °F). Thankfully, this barrier is not located near a star or at the ...

The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) celebrates 20 years of observing the sky. SALT is the largest optical telescope ...

For decades, we have been taught that the universe is expanding faster and faster. That belief has influenced our view of ...

In a new book, NASA astrobiologist Caleb Scharf says the fate of life on Earth may hinge on leaving our planet behind ...

A black hole can feel like the most distant and unreal object you could ever think about, yet the way its darkness bends ...

When the interstellar object named 3I/ATLAS began its descent toward the Sun, ground-based telescopes had to abandon ...

Each cell of Jesus’ body embodies his love for his creation—not only humans but also the animals, plants, mountains, and rivers often mentioned in Scripture. His very atoms once glowed in beautiful ...

A team led by an astronomer from the University of Maryland has, for the first time, detected large complex organic molecules frozen in ice beyond the Milky Way, providing new insight into the ...

The moon’s dust cloud has baffled scientists for years, with its lopsided shape a particular mystery. A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planetssheds light on the cause, ...

In 1949, famed mathematician and physicist John von Neumann delivered a series of addresses at the University of Illinois, ...

As telescopes have become more powerful, it’s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There are millions of ...

Both the iPhone 17 and the Samsung Galaxy S25 start at around $800, but at very different storage sizes. The iPhone 17 starts ...