Beyond better testing, we need better protection. Physical shields seem like the obvious first defense. Hydrogen-rich materials such as polyethylene and water-absorbing hydrogels can slow charged ...

A new study shows, for the first time, how the human genome folds and moves in 3D over time to control when genes turn on and ...

A sideways spiral galaxy shines in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. Located about 60 million light-years away in ...

Get the latest update on Comet 3I/ATLAS as it makes a close approach today, including what it means and why skywatchers are ...

Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on the Big Island’s Mauna Kea discovered a massive planet and a ...

Since its discovery, some people have speculated that interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS could be alien technology. Harvard ...

We're just days away from the arrival of a comet from outside of our solar system. KXAN's Eric Henrikson shares when and ...

Astronomers rarely see distant planets directly, instead tracking tiny stellar wobbles and fading light. How do these subtle ...

The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Astronomers monitoring the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS say new observations show an unexpected shift in the orientation of its rare "anti-tail" as the object approaches its closest point to ...

Right now, as a passenger on planet Earth, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. But why can't you feel it?

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla shares with THE WEEK his journey from fighter pilot to space, covering the physical challenges of ...