We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

In the Atlantic City area of South Jersey, the eclipse will start at 6:46 a.m. Saturday as the sun begins to rise. The ...

People often think about archaeology happening deep in jungles or inside ancient pyramids. However, a team of astronomers has ...

Cosmic rays are particles from outer space that travel across the universe. They can be made by the sun, by other stars exploding, and even black holes. They move extremely fast, nearly the speed of ...

NASA's Chandra telescope was used to uncover the explosive past of an ancient dead star through 'space archaeology.' ...

When you think of archaeology, you might picture digging through ancient ruins or exploring hidden tombs. But scientists have ...

"It is a great stroke of luck that Aditya-L1 was able to witness such a strong flare right at the beginning of its research ...

The most popular option for viewing a solar eclipse is to get eclipse glasses, which have the proper filter to protect your ...

Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted territory in interstellar space ... cosmic rays, or the most highly energetic particles in the universe, releasing from the sun and Milky ...

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film ...