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The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While ...

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Bill Nye “The Science Guy” is stepping down as CEO of Pasadena’s Planetary Society after 15 years at the helm, but he’s not ...

Jupiter and Saturn host strikingly different polar storms, despite being similar giant planets, and scientists have long wondered why. New simulations suggest the answer may lie deep below the clouds.

The interactive tool below benchmarks physics and astronomy programs nationwide by faculty size and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded. This allows departments and administrators to see where ...

There is a rigorous scientific process that scientists followed before setting the Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds this year.

The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences will develop a curriculum covering 14 first-level disciplines and specialties, including aerospace science and technology and planetary science.

Now, using the world's largest radio telescope project, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array ( ALMA ), ...

At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.