The oft-cited Victorian anecdote — a 16-minute rail delay blamed on the Sun — was misdated by seven years, and the correction rewrites the early history of space weather.
Microscopic fractures in rocks returned by OSIRIS-REx explain why the rubble-pile asteroid sheds heat so fast — and why so many asteroids appear rocky.
The accuser says she felt 'disbelieved' by Cornell's president; the university disputes her account, and Sally Yates has been tapped to review its handling of the case.
Ultracold cesium atoms driven far from equilibrium assemble into a bizarrely orderly configuration that defies textbook quantum theory and hints at 'super-Fermions.'
A tiger-sized megaraptoran with three-foot claws suggests Europe hosted some of the Cretaceous's strangest predators, researchers say.
Deltona High honors an alumnus bound for the ISS, Florida Tech tests Mars-protection research in orbit, and a Crew-13 launch moves educators to tears.
After exam leaks and cancelled tests, India turns to technology and a six-member expert panel to restore trust in NTA-run entrance exams.
A tied poll, $4 million in prediction-market bets, and a GOP super PAC pulling out of North Carolina signal a midterm map tilting toward Democrats.
The Artemis II astronaut moves into agency leadership on Nov. 1 and gives up future spaceflight eligibility — while her home state celebrates with a building, an ice cream flavor and a campus tour.
A single frame from New York shows Earth's Moon and all four Galilean satellites, days after the Moon passed directly in front of Jupiter.