Astronomers from the University of Sheffield and Pennsylvania State University have performed X-ray and optical observations ...

The faraway exoplanet could help provide answers as to why there are hardly any planets with twice the diameter of Earth.

On Saturday (March 29), SpaceX posted photos on X of the Fram2 mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule rolling out ...

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The explosion released elements heavier than iron—like gold and platinum—through a process known as rapid neutron capture ...

A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost.

“We calculated the supernova rate close to Earth and found it to be consistent with the rate of mass extinction events on our planet that have been linked to external forces such as supernovae,” Dr ...

For reference, one light-year is ... a supernova could have stripped the Earth’s atmosphere of its ozone – even more so than the greenhouse gases trapped inside – and exposed the planet ...

"But if a planet, including the Earth, is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects." A nearby supernova's blast of various forms of radiation could strip away the ...

"But if a planet, including the Earth, is located too close to this kind of event, this can have devastating effects." Dr. Nick Wright, from Keele University, added: "Supernova explosions are some of ...