Astronomy

Ames crater under Oklahoma has been shown to be nearly 100 million years younger than thought, and is now dated at 370 million years old.

Astronomers have discovered a rare second-generation planet orbiting the ashes of the dead star from which it was born, a smoldering white dwarf.

Mars’ north polar ice cap has been found to be much more pristine than had been thought, containing less dust that changes the ice’s relationship with the Red Planet’s climate.

Blue Origin just unveiled its "Power Tower," which is designed to provide solar electricity for an upcoming base on the moon.

MEGATRON is a good guy!?! Well, at least to cosmologists who are using this simulation to transform our understanding of the universe's first stars.

Astronomers have caught a white dwarf in a rare stage of its evolution as it orbits a "cosmic lighthouse" in the form of a rapidly spinning neutron star pulsar.

Scientists have discovered how jets launched by supermassive black holes can determine how their host galaxies "die."

NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy exploring Mars' "Wild West."

Mars is starting up a new year, which will see the planet begin a new 687-Earth-day trip around the sun.

The bright blue lagoon waters of Venice and its iconic canals stand out in this true-color satellite image.