The derelict Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to burn up in the atmosphere this week, and officials say the risk of harm is low but the exact crash lo

With Hubble's orbit decaying, NASA is exploring whether private servicing missions could extend the observatory's life.

The new JWST image shows an intricate planetary nebula whose dust and gas resemble a reaching hand, offering a detailed look at a dying star's ejected material.

Observations of the interstellar visitor's ice give clues about the planet-forming conditions around other stars.

A new study associates stimulant-heavy energy drink consumption with elevated cardiac risk in younger people.

The discrepancy suggests small galaxies expel or retain far less oxygen than expected, complicating models of galaxy chemical evolution.

The Antarctic observatory traced extremely powerful neutrinos back to distant cosmic sources.

Analysis of hair and fingernails from mummified children shows psychoactive substances were administered ahead of the empire's most important sacrificial ritual

A leg bone from an Aratasaurus specimen preserved abundant three-dimensional red blood cells, an exceptionally rare find.

A UCLA study traced how the chemical damages brain cells and identified a possible protective approach.

The single-atom approach could ease one of the major infrastructure barriers to practical quantum computing.

The finding raises concerns as interest grows in mining the deep sea for rare metals.

Updated findings on contemporary HRT formulations could shift guidance derived from older Women's Health Initiative-era data.

Countries agreed a fresh plan to halt biodiversity loss, but funding and infrastructure trade-offs remain unresolved.

Researchers found long-lived dormant blood stem cells in mice, pointing to a hidden reserve that sustains lifelong blood production.

Two studies show trawl marks persist on the seafloor, informing debates over regulating the fishing method.

The award recognizes work using machine learning to find new antibiotics amid rising drug resistance.

The electrically driven motor spins in either direction and can boost electrical conductivity, a first for such a device.