This week in science: the choice between tea or coffee could have greater consequences than you think; interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest pass to Earth; astronomers track a runaway ...

The star system V Sagittae would experience the death of a white dwarf and its companion in a tussle, setting off a massive explosion.

Two million years ago, an encounter with a cold cloud of gas and dust could have caused our planet's "protective giant bubble" to draw back, potentially cooling our planet, new research claims. When ...

The Biosphere 2 facility, specifically its Landscape Evolution Observatory (LEO), serves as a research platform to investigate how life transforms landscapes, ranging from local environments to ...

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Comet 3I/ATLAS will get closest to Earth on Dec. 19, and astronomers will be watching.

Satellite mega constellations promise faster connectivity but threaten astronomy, as thousands of satellites brighten skies, ...

NASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet's ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...