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Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

Extremely rare, black 'anti-auroras' paint luminous 'letter E' above Alaska

A "bizarre" E-shaped aurora was recently photographed dancing in the sky above Alaska. The unusual light show was caused by rare black auroras, a.k.a. anti-auroras, which catapult charged particles fr...

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James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

James Webb Space Telescope finds smallest asteroids ever seen between Mars and Jupiter

A team of astronomers just spotted dozens of tiny asteroids in JWST date — including the smallest ever seen in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter....

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'Dune: Prophecy:' 'Twice Born:' Plans go awry, people die, and what's behind those blue eyes?

'Dune: Prophecy:' 'Twice Born:' Plans go awry, people die, and what's behind those blue eyes?

A recap of "Dune: Prophecy" Episode 4, "Twice Born"...

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100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.'

100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.'

The astronaut and MIT engineer's monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: "Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat."...

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An explosive new 'Star Trek: Section 31' trailer just dropped and now we can't wait until 2025 (video)

An explosive new 'Star Trek: Section 31' trailer just dropped and now we can't wait until 2025 (video)

A new trailer and poster for "Star Trek: Section 31" were just released by Paramount+ and it's certainly explosive....

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SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

SpaceX test-fires Super Heavy booster for 7th Starship launch (video, photos)

SpaceX just test-fired the Super Heavy first stage of its seventh Starship megarocket, which is being prepped for a launch in the coming weeks....

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Hubble Telescope sees 'weird things' in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

Hubble Telescope sees 'weird things' in closest-ever look at a quasar from monster black hole

The Hubble Space Telescope has peered deeper than ever before into the heart of the supermassive black hole-powered quasar 3C, 273 spotting "weird" structures....

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The moon's oldest crater is super round - and that's great news for NASA's Artemis astronauts

The moon's oldest crater is super round - and that's great news for NASA's Artemis astronauts

Scientists have found that the moon's oldest crater is rounder than we thought, which may mean future moon astronauts in the region could find and study rocks from deep within the moon's mantle or cru...

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Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

Not all stars with black hole companions die gruesome deaths, scientists say

Stars in binaries with black holes usually suffer gruesome fates, but two systems discovered by Gaia hint at a survival mechanism....

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