The Earth is shielded by the thin layers of the atmosphere. Small meteors that strike the atmosphere vaporize and burn up, ...

Canoeing is a beautiful and reflective pastime. It allows one to forget human concerns and focus on nature: Sunlight shining on water dripping off a paddle; the river gurgling and singing as it ...

There are monstrous objects at the heart of every large galaxy — black holes that are millions or even billions of times more ...

The title of the 'world's richest man,' or simply 'the richest man' frequently shifts due to fluctuations in stock markets, ...

NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing transportation of cargo to and from the International Space Station through the projected end of the station’s life in 2030.

An Adaptation Science Center at the University of Hawaii could support these efforts, bringing together oceanography, Earth ...

Starship is intended to eventually evolve into a fully reusable launch and landing system, designed for trips to the moon, ...

Singlehood is treating women far more kindly than men. Here’s why, according to psychological research, single women are so ...

Since its inception on April 29, 1999, NASA's Earth Observatory (EO) has published over 18,000 image-driven stories, ...

Some consider the resulting meat — known as Hákarl by Greenlanders — a delicacy. “Apparently it tastes like a very ripe ...

The three NASA astronauts who returned to Earth on the Crew-8 mission declined to discuss the medical issue that prompted a trip to the hospital after their return and, for one of them, an ...